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Occupational exposure to the risk of HIV infection among surgeons at a University Teaching Hospital in Enugu, Nigeria

International Journal of Medicine and Health Development, 2003
Aim: To determine the various factors that predispose surgeons to needlestick injuries, with a view to making recommendations for prevention and control.
T A Okeke
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Needlestick injuries among obstetrician-gynecologist trainees: Knowledge, attitudes, and practices

Philippine Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
INTRODUCTION: Needlestick injury is a major healthcare hazard. The burden of the problem is difficult to estimate due to underreporting by healthcare workers.
Carolyn Reyes Zalameda-Castro
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Needlestick and Sharps Injuries Among Healthcare Workers at a Tertiary Care Hospital: A Retrospective Single-Center Study

Risk Management and Healthcare Policy, 2023
Rahma Yusuf Haji Mohamud,1 Nur Adam Mohamed,2 Ahmet Doğan,3 Fartun Mohamed Hilowle,1 Suad Abdikarim Isse,4 Mohamed Yaqub Hassan,5 Ifrah Adan Hilowle1 1Department of Education, Mogadishu Somalia Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan Research and Training ...
Mohamud RYH, Mohamed NA, Doğan A, Hilowle FM, Isse SA, Hassan MY, Hilowle IA   +6 more
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Outcome of a sharp injury prevention program in Songklanagarind Hospital

Journal of Health Science and Medical Research (JHSMR), 2006
The objective of this quasi-experimental study was to evaluate outcome of a sharp injury prevention program in Songklanagarind Hospital, which consisted of public relations boarding, training, instructing staff in high risk wards, as well as job safety ...
C Pensuk, S Jamulitrat, T Benjawang
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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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Young Health Workers in Training and Biological Risk: Are We Doing Enough? Reflections on Injuries at the University of Campania ‘L.Vanvitelli’

Hygiene
Healthcare workers, particularly those in training, face significant exposure to biological risks, including needlestick and sharps injuries, which remain a critical occupational hazard. This study examines the incidence and nature of such injuries among
Anna Rita Corvino, Elpidio Maria Garzillo, Daniele Guida, Simona Signoriello, Giuseppe Porciello, Antonio Arnese, Antonella Palucci, Monica Lamberti   +7 more
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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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Relationships between shift work, mental workload, and needlestick injuries among nurses

BMC Nursing
Background Nurses often engage in shift work, which disrupts their circadian rhythms and increases mental workload and fatigue. These factors may associate with and elevate the risk of needlestick injuries.
Hamideh Bidel, Alireza Kazemian Talkhooncheh, Bahareh Heidari, Maryam Hasandaee Talkhooncheh   +3 more
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Prevalence and associated factors of needlestick and sharp object injuries among healthcare workers in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Frontiers in Epidemiology
BackgroundNeedlestick and sharp object injuries affect healthcare workers. However, there are limitations in the evidence available for informed decision-making by stakeholders, as individual research shows inconsistent results.
Gudeta Kaweti, Tihun Feleke
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Needlestick and Sharps Injury Prevention

OJIN: The Online Journal of Issues in Nursing, 2004
Every day while caring for patients, nurses are at risk to exposure to bloodborne pathogens potentially resulting in infections such as HIV or hepatitis B and C. These exposures, while preventable, are often accepted as being a part of the job. In the United States, needlestick injuries have begun to decrease from an estimated one million exposures per
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