Factors associated with accidents involving biological material among health professionals.

Autor:	Santos LF; Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil.; Faculdade Ciências Médicas de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil., Gonçalves GKN; Faculdade Ciências Médicas de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil., Sanches SRA; Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil., Clemente WT; Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	Revista brasileira de medicina do trabalho : publicacao oficial da Associacao Nacional de Medicina do Trabalho-ANAMT [Rev Bras Med Trab] 2024 Feb 16; Vol. 21 (4), pp. e2022994. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Feb 16 (Print Publication: 2023).
DOI:	10.47626/1679-4435-2022-994
Abstrakt:	Introduction: Accidents with biological material and cuting/piercing instruments among health professionals have led to increased rates of hospital infection and subsequent patient contamination. Objectives: To compare factors associated with accidents involving biological material among health workers. Methods: This cross-sectional epidemiological study, conducted in 2019-2020, included 229 physicians and non-physicians. Results: The sample was 60.7% physicians and 39.3% non-physicians; 51.5% were women; 48.5% were aged ≥40 years; 55% lived with a partner; 57.6% had a specialist or graduate degree; and 51.5% had ≥ 1 child). he physician group had a higher education level, worked > 1 job, and had a high rate of accidents, in addition to lower rates of pre-employment examinations, specific accident training, and supervisor contact in case of accidents. There was also a positive association in the physician group between accidents, employment length, and operating room experience, while age was inversely correlated with accident risk. Conclusions: Different worker categories had specific risk profiles that involved education level, employment length, a low notification level, and risk underestimation. The results showed that education level and employment length do not guarantee accidents prevention. Both the physician and non-physician groups had significant accident rates and a similar behavior profile when events occurred, including low notification rates and underestimating the risk involved in the accident. Competing Interests: Conflicts of interest: None
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