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Epidemiology of needlestick injuries among health care workers in a secondary care hospital in Saudi Arabia.

Annals of Saudi Medicine, 2005
Background: Accidental needlestick injuries sustained by health care workers are a common occupational hazard in health care settings. The aim of this study was to review the epidemiology of needlestick injuries in Buraidah Central Hospital, a 212-bed ...
Jahan Saulat
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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

Clinical 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, Poonam Shah, Maxwell Hu, Helene Plein, Abhishek Roy, Ravi Sharma, Sarah Mole, Magdalena Blazejczyk, Wendy Cross, Brian Spears, Samuel Pak, Rejbinder Kaur, Robert Elston, Dickens Theodore, Marjan Hezareh, Ahmed Nader   +15 more
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Needlestick Injuries in Dentistry

Kathmandu University Medical Journal, 2012
Needlestick injuries and other sharps-related injuries which expose health care professionals to bloodborne pathogens continue to be an important public health concern. Dentists are at increased risk of exposure to bloodborne pathogens, including Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, and HIV. This article presents comprehensive information on Needlestick injuries (
N, Gupta, J, Tak
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Knowledge, Attitude, and the Practice in Nosocomial Infection Control Among Afghan Healthcare Workers in Herat Afghanistan: A Cross‐Sectional Study

Health 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, Enayatollah Ejaz, Mohammad Faisal Wardak, Ali Rahimi, Nasar Ahmad Shayan, Joseph Christian Obnial, Don Eliseo Lucero‐Prisno III   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Prevalence of Needlesticks and Sharp Injuries, and the Associated Factors Among Midwives and Nurses in North Wollo Zone Public Hospitals, North East Ethiopia: An Institution-based Cross-sectional Study

Drug, Healthcare and Patient Safety, 2020
Addisu Getie, Adam Wondmieneh, Getachew Tesfaw Department of Nursing, College of Health Sciences, Woldia University, Woldia, EthiopiaCorrespondence: Addisu Getie Email addisugetie@gmail.comBackground: Health professionals are at high risk of exposure for
Getie A, Wondmieneh A, Tesfaw G
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Patients’ Knowledge of and Practices Relating to the Disposal of Used Insulin Needles [PDF]

, 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, Kerri T. Musselman, PharmD, Michelle Herbert Thomas, PharmD, CDE, Spencer E. Harpe, PharmD, PhD, MPH   +3 more
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Healthcare Workers' Experiences With Hepatitis B Virus Post‐Exposure Prophylaxis Management at a Military Hospital in Ghana: A Qualitative Study

Health 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, Vivian Efua Senoo‐Dogbey   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

Blood‐borne viruses and their survival in the environment: is public concern about community needlestick exposures justified?

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 2003
Background: More than 30 million needle syringes are distributed per year in Australia as a component of harm‐reduction strategies for injecting drug users (IDU).
Sandra C. Thompson, Clem R. Boughton, Gregory J. Dore   +2 more
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Brief report: reduction in the frequency of needle recapping by effective education: a need for conceptual alteration [PDF]

, 1990
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Ching, TY, Chu, YB, Fielding, F, Seto, WH   +3 more
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Development of a Scale to Assess the Safe Disposal of Insulin Pen Needles in Patients With Diabetes: A Delphi Study

Nursing Open, Volume 13, Issue 2, February 2026.
ABSTRACT Purpose Development of a measurement scale to assess the safe disposal of insulin pen needles in patients with diabetes. Methods In the preliminary stage, a pool of 35 items in four areas was generated through literature analysis, research group discussions and preliminary qualitative research. A Delphi study was then used.
Wenjie Zhang, Juan Ge, Yuqin Han, Limei Zheng, Ruihong Li, Wah Yang   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source