مشاركة
المعارف والمواقف والممارسات المتعلقة باصابات وخز الابر بين العاملين في مجال الرعاية الصحية في بغداد == Knowledge, attitude and practices regarding needle stick injuries among health care workers in Baghdad
اسم المؤلف:
ميس علاء الدين علي
اسم المشرف:
سهير محمد محمود الجبوري
الموضوع العام:
الطب
السنة:
2018
الموضوع الدقيق:
طب العائلة
الدرجة:
دبلوم عالي
الجامعة:
جامعة بغداد - كلية الطب
اللغة:
الانكليزية
مكان الجامعة:
بغداد
الصفحات الاولى:
19T1480 - p.pdf
المستخلص:
Background : Needle stick injuries are serious occupational hazards in thetransmission of a variety of bloodborne diseases, more than twenty pathogens canbe transmitted through NSI including hepatitis B virus, hepatitis C virus, and humanimmunodeficiency virus (AIDS) among healthcare workers.Objective : Determine the prevalence of needle stick injuries among healthcareworkers and its predisposing factors. Assess the knowledge, attitude and practice ofhealth care workers towards needle stick injuries.Methods : Cross - sectional descriptive study, a convenient sample of 300 health careworkers were selected from various hospitals and primary healthcare centers inBaghdad, Iraq. Data were collected by an anonymous questionnaire from Februaryto May 2018. The collected data was analyzed by using statistical package for thesocial sciences (SPSS version 24).Results : Among the studied sample, there were 218 (72.7%) nurse and 82 (27.3%)laboratory technician. Prevalence of needle stick injury among the health workerswas found to be 38.7%, which was higher in nurses (40.8% of nurses) compared to32.9% of laboratory technicians. The highest number of needle stick injuriesoccurred by recapping of needles (43.8%) followed by injuries during handling(25%) and (23.2%) injuries while withdrawing a blood. A high proportion (84.33%)of health care workers whom sustained needle stick injury had reported their Injury.The mean score of knowledge, attitude, and practice were 8.21, 7.07 and 7.19respectively. Nurses scored better than laboratory technicians. A considerable percentage of the participants (88.33%) were immunized against HBV.Conclusions : The study showed a high prevalence of NSIs among health care workers. The score of knowledge was high, acceptable responses were obtained in most attitude and practice statements, except for recapping of needles statements.Key Words : needle stick injury, sharp injuries, universal precautions,