Needlestick and sharps injuries among secondary and tertiary healthcare workers, Saudi Arabia.

Autor: Makeen AM; Family and Community Medicine Department, Faculty of Medicine, Jazan University, Jazan City, Jazan, Saudi Arabia., Alharbi AA; Family and Community Medicine Department, Faculty of Medicine, Jazan University, Jazan City, Jazan, Saudi Arabia., Mahfouz MS; Family and Community Medicine Department, Faculty of Medicine, Jazan University, Jazan City, Jazan, Saudi Arabia., Alqassim AY; Family and Community Medicine Department, Faculty of Medicine, Jazan University, Jazan City, Jazan, Saudi Arabia., Ismail AA; Kansas Department of Health and Environment, Topeka City, Kansas, USA., Arishi HM; King Fahad Central Hospital, Jazan Health Department, Jazan City, Jazan, Saudi Arabia., El-Setouhi MA; Family and Community Medicine Department, Faculty of Medicine, Jazan University, Jazan City, Jazan, Saudi Arabia., Horner RD; Health Services Policy and Management, Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, Columbia City, South Carolina, USA., Muaddi MA; Family and Community Medicine Department, Faculty of Medicine, Jazan University, Jazan City, Jazan, Saudi Arabia.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Nursing open [Nurs Open] 2022 Jan; Vol. 9 (1), pp. 816-823. Date of Electronic Publication: 2021 Nov 21.
DOI: 10.1002/nop2.1136
Abstrakt: Aim: The study aimed to assess the incidence of needlestick and sharps injuries among healthcare workers (HCWs) in the Jazan region of Saudi Arabia, as well as to determine whether there exists an association between hospital level and needlestick and sharps injuries rate.
Design: A cross-sectional survey was conducted among 609 randomly selected HCWs from nine general hospitals.
Methods: A self-administered questionnaire, which covered the structure and process of injection safety, was used for data collection.
Results: The overall needlestick and sharps injuries incidence rate was 24%. The needlestick and sharps injuries rates were 30% and 14% in secondary and tertiary hospitals, respectively. HCWs working in tertiary hospitals were 61% less likely to have needlestick and sharps injuries than those employed in secondary hospitals. This was mainly the impact of better and continuous training. High safety level maintenance and health education provision are vital in such settings.
(© 2021 The Authors. Nursing Open published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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