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dc.contributor.authorHanafi, M.I.
dc.contributor.authorMohamed, A.M.
dc.contributor.authorKassem, M.S.
dc.contributor.authorShawki, M.
dc.date.accessioned2014-06-17T09:30:46Z
dc.date.available2014-06-17T09:30:46Z
dc.date.issued2011EN
dc.identifier.issn1020-3397EN
dc.identifier.otherhttp://applications.emro.who.int/emhj/V17/01/17_1_2011_0026_0035.pdfEN
dc.identifier.urihttps://iris.who.int/handle/10665/118074
dc.description26-35EN
dc.description.abstractThe aims of tiis cross-sectiona sffi and circumstances of needlestick injury [‎NSI]‎ among heath care workers at University of Alexandria teaching hospitals and to assess the effectiveness of the existing control measures and standard precautions Data were obtained by anonymous, self-reporting questionnaire from 645 staff in 2007. Around two-thirds of workers [‎67.9%]‎ had suffered at least 1 NSI in the last 12 months. High-risk patients [‎with history of HIV, hepatitis B virus or, hepatitis C virus infection or injecting drug use]‎ were involved in 8.2% of injuries. On evaluating the effectiveness j of existing control measures, significant were: using devices with safety features [‎OR 0.41]‎, adherence to infection control guidelines [‎OR 0.42]‎ tranining in injection safety [‎OR 0.14]‎, comfortable room temperature [‎OR 0.32]‎ and availability of a written protocol for prompt reporting [‎OR 0.37]‎EN
dc.language.isoenEN
dc.subjectHealth PersonnelEN
dc.subjectHospitals, UniversityEN
dc.subjectPrevalenceEN
dc.subjectCross-Sectional StudiesEN
dc.subjectQuestionnairesEN
dc.subject.meshNeedlestick InjuriesEN
dc.titleNeedlestick injuries among health care workers of University of Alexandria hospitalsEN
dc.relation.ispartofjournalEMHJ - Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal, 17 (‎1)‎, 26-35, 2011


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