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Needle Stick Injuries among Healthcare Workers of Cairo University Tertiary Care Hospitals between Incidence, Knowledge and Response

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Last updated: 28 Dec 2024

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prevention of hospital infections

Abstract

Background: Needle stick injuries (NSIs) are Major occupational hazards, especially among Health Care Workers (HCWs). Serious blood-borne illnesses of human immunodeficiency virus (AIDS), Hepatitis B, and C can spread through NSIs. Objectives: The study's goals were to assess the knowledge, attitude, and response of healthcare workers toward needle stick injuries. Methodology: A cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted, using a convenient sample of 470 healthcare workers from Cairo University Hospitals. Data were collected by questionnaire from February 2024 to May 2024. Results: The prevalence of NSIs among HCWs was 23.2%, which was higher in nurses compared to specialized doctors and other study groups. The highest number of needle stick injuries occurred due to needle recapping (35.5%). A significant relation was found between NSIs and the job categories and between NSIs and the years of experience. A considerable percentage of the participants performed satisfactorily in taking the immediate correct post-exposure action of washing the prick site with soap and water 94% of nurses, 85% of specialized doctors, 77% of house officers, and 100% of lab technicians. Completely immunized HCWs against Hepatitis B constituted 57% of the study participants. Conclusion: The study showed that the majority of NSI incidents occurred due to syringe recapping and these incidents can be prevented by increasing training on safe injection practices and introducing new safe injection devices.

DOI

10.21608/ejmm.2024.331304.1363

Keywords

needle stick, injury, Sharps, exposure

Authors

First Name

Dina

Last Name

Bassiouny

MiddleName

M.

Affiliation

Department of Clinical and Chemical Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt

Email

dinabassiouny009@gmail.com

City

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Orcid

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First Name

Amal

Last Name

Said

MiddleName

M.

Affiliation

Department of Clinical and Chemical Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt

Email

aml.said@kasralainy.edu.eg

City

Cairo

Orcid

-

First Name

Sabrin

Last Name

Elkashef

MiddleName

M.M.

Affiliation

Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt

Email

sabrinaelkashefmm@gmail.com

City

Cairo

Orcid

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First Name

Alaa

Last Name

El Anwar

MiddleName

H.

Affiliation

Department of Public Health and Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt

Email

alaa.h.shaaban@kasralainy.edu.eg

City

Cairo

Orcid

-

First Name

Pakinam

Last Name

El Shanawany

MiddleName

-

Affiliation

Department of Family Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt

Email

pakinam-shanawany@kasralainy.edu.eg

City

Cairo

Orcid

-

First Name

Sara

Last Name

Essam

MiddleName

-

Affiliation

Department of Clinical and Chemical Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt

Email

saraessameldinhaddad@kasralainy.edu.eg

City

Cairo

Orcid

-

Volume

34

Article Issue

1

Related Issue

50252

Issue Date

2025-01-01

Receive Date

2024-10-26

Publish Date

2025-01-01

Print ISSN

1110-2179

Online ISSN

2537-0979

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https://ejmm.journals.ekb.eg/article_390704.html

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https://ejmm.journals.ekb.eg/service?article_code=390704

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390,704

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New and original researches in the field of Microbiology.

Type Code

2,038

Publication Type

Journal

Publication Title

Egyptian Journal of Medical Microbiology

Publication Link

https://ejmm.journals.ekb.eg/

MainTitle

Needle Stick Injuries among Healthcare Workers of Cairo University Tertiary Care Hospitals between Incidence, Knowledge and Response

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Article

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28 Dec 2024