Effective Factors on Needle Stick Injuries in Health Care Workers

Document Type : Brief Report

Authors

1 Social Determinants of Health Research Center” and “Infectious Disease Department, Medicine Faculty”, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Kashan, Iran

2 Pathology Department, Medicine Faculty, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Kashan, Iran

3 Rajaee Hospital, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Kashan, Iran

4 Infectious Research Center” and “Infectious Disease Department, Medicine Faculty”, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Kashan, Iran

Abstract

Abstract
Aims: Needle stick accidents are a serious health risk for blood-borne
infections among health care workers. This study was conducted to evaluate
the frequency of needle stick injuries in health care workers and its related
factors.
Instrument & Methods: This cross-sectional study was carried on HCWs of
Shahid Beheshti Hospital of Kashan City, Iran (270 individuals), from
September 2013 to March 2014. Due to the low number of samples, all those
who had the experience of needle stick injuries and confirmed to participate
were entered to the study. A researcher-made questionnaire with 20 questions
was used. Data were analyzed by SPSS 16 software using descriptive statistics.
Findings: The most injuries of needle sticks (75.2%) were superficial and the
most common device for NSIs was the needle of syringe (51.8%). Blood
sampling was the most common activity during NSIs (28.4%). The most
common contamination was blood and its products (69.5%). 61 participants
(43.3%) used gloves during NSIs. 118 participants (83.7%) were vaccinated
completely against hepatitis B, and 19 participants (13.5%) had incomplete
HBV vaccination. 4 participants (2.8%) had no history of vaccination against
hepatitis B.
Conclusion: Needle stick injuries among health care workers of Kashan
Hospital are relatively high.

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International Archives of Health Sciences
Volume 3, Issue 4
December 2016
Pages 185-188

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History

  • Receive Date: 15 September 2016
  • Revise Date: 11 July 2023
  • Accept Date: 29 October 2016

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