Occupational accidents by biological risk in clinical laboratory workers. Yopal, Colombia.
| Autor: | Ochoa-Gelvez EO; Universidad del Rosario - CES, Escuela de Medicina y Ciencias de la Salud, Departamento de Epidemiología. Bogotá., Hernández-Herrera GN; Universidad CES, Escuela de Medicina y Ciencias de la Salud, Departamento de Epidemiología. Medellín., Trillos-Peña CE; Universidad del Rosario, Escuela de Medicina y Ciencias de la Salud, Departamento de Epidemiología. Bogotá. Colombia. |
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| Jazyk: | Spanish; Castilian |
| Zdroj: | Revista medica del Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social [Rev Med Inst Mex Seguro Soc] 2020 Sep 21; Vol. 58 (Supl 2), pp. S144-151. |
| DOI: | 10.24875/RMIMSS.M20000126 |
| Abstrakt: | Background: Clinical laboratory workers are at permanent risk of suffering an occupational accident due to exposure to biohazard. These accidents may cause severe diseases, such as HIV, HBV or HCV. Objective: To describe the behavior of accidents due to occupational exposure to biohazard agents, and the characteristics of reports of occupational accidents in clinical laboratories in Yopal, Colombia. Material and Methods: Observational descriptive study with exploratory component and retrospective analysis of incident report forms of presumed occupational accidents. Results: For the period between January 1, 2016, to December 31, 2018, an occupational accident percentage of 24.6 (95% confidence interval [95% CI], 16.7-32.5) was estimated, and an underreporting percentage of 39.3 (95% CI, 21.3-57.3). The main reasons for not reporting were a perceived lack of time (45.4%), and a diminished perception of risk exposure (36.4%). In contrast, factors associated with the probability of having less occupational accidents included being hired for service time (prevalence ratio [PR] = 0.19; 95% CI, 0.04-0.89; p = 0.034), and the permanent use of personal protective equipment (PR = 0.14; 95% IC, 0.02-0.88; p =0.036). Conclusion: Accident statistics in clinical laboratories prove the necessity to systematically reorganize risk management strategies that take into account human factor, organizational culture and control mechanisms. (Copyright: © 2020 Revista Medica del Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social.) |
| Databáze: | MEDLINE |
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