scholarly journals Occupational Exposure to Blood and Body Fluids among Health-Care Workers in Serbia

2014 ◽  
Vol 24 (1) ◽  
pp. 36-41 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ljiljana Markovic-Denic ◽  
Natasa Maksimovic ◽  
Vuk Marusic ◽  
Jelena Vucicevic ◽  
Irena Ostric ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Occupational Exposure ◽  
Health Care Workers ◽  
Body Fluids ◽  
Care Workers

Occupational exposure to blood and body fluids among health care workers in Ankara, Turkey

2005 ◽  
Vol 33 (1) ◽  
pp. 48-52 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alpay Azap ◽  
Önder Ergönül ◽  
Kemal O. Memikoğlu ◽  
Aypegül Yeşilkaya ◽  
Adalet Altunsoy ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Occupational Exposure ◽  
Health Care Workers ◽  
Body Fluids ◽  
Care Workers

The Risk of Occupational Exposure to Blood and Body Fluids for Health Care Workers in the Dialysis Setting

Nephron ◽  
1995 ◽  
Vol 70 (2) ◽  
pp. 180-184 ◽  
Author(s):  
Giuseppe Ippolito ◽  
Nicola Petrosillo ◽  
Vincenzo Puro ◽  
Claudio Arici ◽  
Janine Jagger
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Occupational Exposure ◽  
Health Care Workers ◽  
Body Fluids ◽  
Care Workers

scholarly journals Occupational Exposure to Positive Blood and Body Fluids among Health Care Workers in a Chinese University Hospital: A Three Years Retrospective Study

2016 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 156
Author(s):  
Xiubin Tao ◽  
Hui Peng ◽  
Lihua Qian ◽  
Yan Li ◽  
Qun Wu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Retrospective Study ◽  
Nursing Students ◽  
Occupational Exposure ◽  
Health Care Workers ◽  
Occupational Exposures ◽  
Body Fluids ◽  
Common Type ◽  
University Hospital ◽  
Care Workers

<p>Health care workers (HCWs) are exposed to blood and body fluids (BBF) due to occupational accidents. However, few studies have investigated the prevalence of occupational exposure in Chinese HCWs thus far. There is a clearly a critical need to characterize its epidemiology more fully in China so that effective prevention programs can be implemented. We conducted a retrospective study at a university hospital in China, giving an epidemiological analysis on these exposed HCWs whose pathogens of BBF from patients were positive [human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) / hepatitis B (HBV) / hepatitis C (HCV)]. From July 1st 2011 to June 30th 2014, a total of 155 occupational exposures to positive BBF were reported, with an incidence of 16.64 (/1000 person-years). Percutaneous injuries were the most common type of exposure episodes (89.03%). The most common type of exposed blood-borne pathogens was HBV (83.87%), and the majority of the respondents were nursing students, with an incidence of 34.22 (/1000 person-years). More effective preventive strategies on HCWs’ BBF occupational exposure should be implemented in China, especially for nursing students.</p>

scholarly journals Assessment of Standard Precautions’ Practices among Health Care Workers in a Rural Area of South-South Nigeria

2020 ◽  
pp. 8-21
Author(s):  
Ferguson Ayemere Ehimen ◽  
Iboro Samuel Akpan ◽  
Emmanuel Friday Osagiede ◽  
A. N. Ofili ◽  
Pierre Oziegbe Okukpon ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Occupational Exposure ◽  
Infection Control ◽  
Health Care Workers ◽  
Body Fluids ◽  
World Health ◽  
Health Concern ◽  
Standard Precautions ◽  
Care Workers ◽  
Knowledge And Practice

Introduction: Occupational exposure to blood and body fluids (BBFs) is a serious public health concern and it constitute a major risk factor for transmission of infectious diseases such as hepatitis B virus (HBV), hepatitis C virus, and human immune deficiency virus. Therefore, regular adherence to standard precautions remains the best strategy advocated by World Health Organization and Centres of Disease Control for controlling occupational exposure to blood and body fluids. Objectives: To evaluate the knowledge and practice of HCWs, as it relates to exposure to BBFs and adherence to standard precautions. Methods: A cross-sectional study was carried out within 8 months among primary health care workers. Information on knowledge of exposure to BBFs, standard precaution practices and post-exposure management were collected using interviewers’ administered questionnaire and observational checklist. The study was conducted among two hundred and thirteen health care workers in Ekpoma, Edo State. Data were entered, cleaned and analyzed using SPSS for window, version 16 (SPSS Inc., Chicago, IL, USA) statistical package software. Results: Sixty eight (41.7%) of cleaners and 29(17.8%) of nurses/community health extension workers were aware of blood borne infections associated with occupational exposure to BBFs compared to doctors, 3(1.8%) and laboratory workers, 4(2.5%). It was also found out that majority (74.2%) of the participants had poor knowledge of infection control practices. Conclusion: The knowledge and practice of standard precautions was found to be generally poor. Hence, all health care workers should be trained on the principles of infection control and exposure prevention. Also, relevant authorities need to formulate new strategies to create a favorable working environment that will ensure HCWs adherence to standard precautions.

scholarly journals Occupational exposure of health care workers to blood and body fluids in West Shewa Zone, Oromia, Ethiopia, 2019: A cross-sectional study

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tesfaye Solomon ◽  
Dejene Lemessa
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Occupational Exposure ◽  
Health Care Workers ◽  
Statistical Significance ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Body Fluids ◽  
Health Facilities ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Care Workers

Abstract Background: Health care workers are at risk of occupational exposure to blood and body fluids even though very few studies were conducted in Ethiopia. Therefore, this study was aimed to investigate the magnitude of exposure to blood and body fluids among health care workers in governmental health facilities in West Shewa Zone, Ethiopia.Materials & Methods: A facility-based cross-sectional study was conducted in June 2018. A total of 381 health care workers were selected by simple random sampling from 31 sampled governmental health facilities using proportional to size allocation. Data were collected through self-administered questionnaires, entered into Epi-info version 7, and analyzed by SPSS version 21. Adjusted Odds Ratio (AOR) with 95% Confidence Interval (CI) computed for variables maintained in the final model of multivariable logistic regression and statistical significance declared at P<0.05.Results: A total of 377 (98.9%) health care workers participated. The study had shown that 233 (61.2%) of health care workers were exposed to blood and body fluids in their lifetime. Previous needle stick injury (AOR=0.30; 95%CI: 0.12-0.75), place of work (AOR=0.42; 95%CI: 0.26-0.68), and work experience (AOR=1.47; 95%CI: 1.13-1.93) were significantly associated factors with exposure to blood and body fluids.Conclusions: Exposures to blood and body fluids during patient care were common among health care workers in the study area. Therefore, health care workers should give due attention to their occupation's safety. Vaccination and in-service training on standard precautions should be provided and monitored for newly recruited health care workers by the health facilities.

Occupational Exposure to Blood and Other Body Fluids Among Health Care Workers at a University Hospital in Iran

2012 ◽  
Vol 60 (10) ◽  
pp. 419-422 ◽  
Author(s):  
HamidReza Naderi ◽  
Fereshte Sheybani ◽  
Amin Bojdi ◽  
Irandokht Mostafavi ◽  
Nasrin Khosravi
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Occupational Exposure ◽  
Health Care Workers ◽  
Body Fluids ◽  
University Hospital ◽  
Care Workers
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