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Knowledge, attitudes, beliefs, values, preferences, and feasibility in relation to the use of injection safety devices in healthcare settings: a systematic review [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
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Abeer Dakik   +7 more
core   +3 more sources

Magnitude of Needlestick and Sharp Injury and Its Associated Factors Among Nurses Working at Health Institutions in Western Ethiopia, 2020

open access: yesRisk Management and Healthcare Policy, 2020
Muktar Abadiga,1 Getu Mosisa,1 Yonas Abate2 1School of Nursing and Midwifery, Institute of Health Sciences, Wollega University, Nekemte, Ethiopia; 2Oromia Regional Health Bureau, Nekemte Health Center, Nekemte Town, EthiopiaCorrespondence: Muktar Abadiga
Abadiga M, Mosisa G, Abate Y
doaj  

A Phase 1, Randomized, Open‐Label, Parallel Group Study to Evaluate the Relative Bioavailability and Safety of Subcutaneous Bepirovirsen when Delivered from a Vial or Prefilled Syringe Fitted with a Safety Syringe Device in Healthy Adult Participants

open access: yesClinical Pharmacology in Drug Development, Volume 15, Issue 2, February 2026.
Abstract Bepirovirsen, an antisense oligonucleotide in development for the treatment of chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection, is administered from glass vials as a subcutaneous (SC) injection by healthcare professionals (HCPs). A ready‐to‐use prefilled syringe (PFS) assembled with a safety syringe device (SSD) has been developed to make ...
Amir S. Youssef   +15 more
wiley   +1 more source

Prevalence of needlestick injury among healthcare workers in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis

open access: yesEnvironmental Health and Preventive Medicine, 2019
Background Health facilities can provide diagnostic, curative, and prognostic services for the community. While providing services, healthcare workers can be exposed to needlestick injuries that can transmit pathogenic organisms through body fluids ...
Teshiwal Deress Yazie   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Knowledge, Attitude, and the Practice in Nosocomial Infection Control Among Afghan Healthcare Workers in Herat Afghanistan: A Cross‐Sectional Study

open access: yesHealth Science Reports, Volume 9, Issue 2, February 2026.
ABSTRACT Background Hospital‐acquired infections (HIAs) remain a major threat to patient and healthcare worker (HCW) safety globally, with higher burden in low‐resource settings. Despite moderate knowledge among HCWs in many low‐income contexts, actual adherence to infection prevention practices is often poor.
Mohammad Masudi   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

The prevalence of needlestick injury in students of medical sciences universities: A systematic review and meta-analysis

open access: yesحیات, 2018
Background & Aim: Needlestick injury is an occupational risk. Medical university students are more likely to prone to this kind of injury in comparison to other students due to their limited knowledge, skills and clinical experiences.
Fazel Dehvan   +4 more
doaj  

Patients’ Knowledge of and Practices Relating to the Disposal of Used Insulin Needles [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
Objective: To determine (1) how patients currently dispose of used insulin needles, (2) whether patients were educated about disposal of their used insulin needles, and (3) who educated patients about the disposal of their used insulin needles.Methods: A
Brigitte L. Sicat, PharmD, BCPS, BC-ADM   +3 more
core  

Healthcare Workers' Experiences With Hepatitis B Virus Post‐Exposure Prophylaxis Management at a Military Hospital in Ghana: A Qualitative Study

open access: yesHealth Science Reports, Volume 9, Issue 2, February 2026.
ABSTRACT Background Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection poses a significant occupational risk to healthcare workers (HCWs), particularly in high‐endemic settings like Ghana. Despite the availability of post‐exposure prophylaxis (PEP), adherence remains suboptimal due to systemic and individual‐level barriers.
Berlinda Lasidji Narh   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

Nurse-led educational campaign on blood borne pathogens and proper sharps disposal at an urban tertiary hospital in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania

open access: yesAfrican Journal of Emergency Medicine, 2013
In Africa, where the regional prevalence of HIV is the highest in the world, the rate of needlestick injuries in healthcare workers is also the highest, despite the fact that such injuries are vastly underreported. Needlestick injuries pose a significant
A. Otieno   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Model Informed Precision Dosing of Tacrolimus in Children Following Heart Transplant

open access: yesThe Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, Volume 66, Issue 2, February 2026.
Abstract Tacrolimus is a first‐line immunosuppressant used after solid organ transplantation that suffers from extensive intra‐ and inter‐patient variability and a narrow therapeutic window. Its critical role in a fragile population, coupled with the difficulties identifying and maintaining an appropriate dose within a given patient, make it an ideal ...
Jadon S. Wagstaff   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

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