Prevalence of needle stick injuries among paramedical staff: a cross sectional study at a tertiary level hospital in Indore

Authors

  • Chakresh Jain Department of Community Medicine, MGM Medical College, Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India
  • Bhagwan Waskel Department of Community Medicine, MGM Medical College, Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India
  • S. B. Bansal Department of Community Medicine, MGM Medical College, Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India
  • Mahesh Jesani Department of Community Medicine, MGM Medical College, Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20161596

Keywords:

Needle sticks injuries, Paramedical staff

Abstract

Background: Paramedical staff is involved in treating and nursing patients always face great risk of acquiring infections like HBV, HCV & HIV by their daily work caring for others. Present study was conducted among paramedical staff at a tertiary level hospital in Indore. The objective was to assess the magnitude of needle stick injuries and to assess the attitude and knowledge towards safety for needle stick injuries (NSI).

Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted in MGM Medical College & associated MY Hospital, Indore from September 2014 to December 2014. Randomly selected 200 paramedical staff which includes Nursing & laboratory technicians was interviewed through a well-structured and administered questionnaire. Collected data was analyzed using MS Excel sheets & SPSS.

Results: Among 200 staff 50 (25%) admitted that sometimes they tried to re-sheath the needle after administrating It. 64 (32%) have encountered needle stick injury during the last 12 months. 89% staff reports their injuries to doctors 72%, matron 9% and 8%  discussed it with their coworker.

Conclusions: Paramedical staffs working in MGM Medical College and associated Hospital Indore are frequently exposed to NSI & therefore blood borne infections. NSIs were highly prevalent in these staff therefore preventive education programs should be given to them periodically to increase their awareness regarding the universal precautions. There should be a surveillance system and a centre for managing injured persons.

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2017-01-05

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Jain, C., Waskel, B., Bansal, S. B., & Jesani, M. (2017). Prevalence of needle stick injuries among paramedical staff: a cross sectional study at a tertiary level hospital in Indore. International Journal Of Community Medicine And Public Health, 3(6), 1379–1382. https://doi.org/10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20161596

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