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TITLE:

KNOWLEDGE REGARDING NEEDLE STICK INJURY AMONG HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS

AUTHORS:

NASREEN REBECCA WILSON, DR. MUHAMMAD AKBAR MEMON, DR. ANWAR ALI JAMALI

ABSTRACT:

Objective: To determine the knowledge regarding needle stick injury (NSI) among nursing staff and technicians at Isra university Hospital. Study setting: Isra university hospital, Hyderabad Sindh Pakistan Study design: Cross-sectional survey Study duration: 10 months from February 2015 to December 2015 Materials and Method: All the health care providers including nursing staff, dispensers and laboratory technicians of Isra University Hospital, Hyderabad either of gender were included. A structured questionnaire in English language was designed to assess the knowledge regarding needle stick injury. All the data was entered in the proforma. Results: Total 60 health care providers were studied and most common age groups were 31-40 years and 41-50 years. According to health care providers, nurses were most common 46.70%, followed by dispensers 25.0%, laboratory technicians were 18.30% and doctors were only 10.0%. 37.0% had history of needle-stick injuries. Most of the cases 90.0% were aware regarding needle-stick injuries, assisted in disposal of needles was among 67.0%, 58.0% knew about first aid after NSI, 48.0% knew about universal precautions, 63.0% Get investigated after NSI, 48.0% Use gloves and 78.0% had sufficient number of safety tools. Conclusion: It was concluded that the almost all individuals knew regarding needle-stick injuries, but ignorance was very common and use of preventive protocols were inadequate. Key words: Needle-stick injuries, knowledge, healthcare providers

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