Epidemiology and risk factors of needlestick injuries among healthcare workers in Iran: a systematic reviews and meta-analysis

S Hassanipour, M Sepandi, R Tavakkol… - … health and preventive …, 2021 - Springer
Background Occupational contact with blood and body fluids poses a significant risk to
healthcare workers. The aim of this systematic review is to investigate the epidemiology and …

Prevalence of needlestick and sharps injuries in the healthcare workers of Iranian hospitals: an updated meta-analysis

R Ghanei Gheshlagh, M Aslani, F Shabani… - … health and preventive …, 2018 - Springer
Background Needlestick and sharps injuries (NSIs) are critical occupational risk among
health care workers (HCWs), which is extremely worrying due to the potential risk of …

[HTML][HTML] Needle stick injuries–risk and preventive factors: a study among health care workers in tertiary care hospitals in Pakistan

AAK Afridi, A Kumar, R Sayani - Global journal of health science, 2013 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background: Health care workers (HCWs) are at substantial risk of acquiring blood borne
infections such as HIV, Hepatitis-B and Hepatitis-C through needle stick injuries (NSIs). This …

Factors affecting the occupational accident rates among nurses

Ü Çelikkalp, F Dilek - Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da USP, 2019 - SciELO Brasil
Objective: In this hospital-based study, we aimed to determine occupational accident
perceptions and occupational accident reasons in sample of Turkish nurses. Method: In the …

[HTML][HTML] Prevalence of needle stick and its related factors in Iranian health worker: an updated systematic review and meta-analysis

H Fathizadeh, Z Alirezaie, F Saeed, B Saeed… - Journal of Global …, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background Healthcare workers (HCWs) are at risk of acquiring blood-borne infections such
as hepatitis B, hepatitis C, and human immunodeficiency virus through needlestick injuries …

[HTML][HTML] Needle-stick injuries among healthcare workers in a teaching hospital

M Amini, MJ Behzadnia, F Saboori, M Bahadori… - Trauma …, 2015 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background: Needle-Stick Injuries (NSIs) are among the hazards and problems that can
expose health workers to infections. Objectives: This study aimed to determine the rate of …

[PDF][PDF] Occupational exposure to blood and bodily fluids among healthcare workers in Serbian general hospitals

B Mandić, S Mandić-Rajčević… - Archives of Industrial …, 2018 - sciendo.com
The risk of occupational bloodborne infections (HBV, HCV, and HIV) among healthcare
workers remains a serious issue in developing countries. The aim of this study was to …

Post-exposure prophylaxis following occupational exposure to HIV and hepatitis B: an analysis of a 12-year record in a Nigerian tertiary hospital

S Abubakar, G Iliyasu, FM Dayyab… - Journal of infection …, 2018 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: Healthcare workers (HCWs) have an increased risk of occupational exposure
to blood-borne pathogens. Aims/objectives: We aim to examine the utilisation and outcome …

[HTML][HTML] A survey of sharps injuries and occupational infections among healthcare workers in Shanghai

J Lin, X Gao, Y Cui, W Sun, Y Shen, Q Shi… - Annals of …, 2019 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background Healthcare workers (HCWs) are at greater risk of occupational exposure to
sharp injuries in their daily routine work, which is extremely worrying due to the potential risk …

[DOC][DOC] Hemşirelik Öğrencilerinin İş Sağlığı ve Güvenliği Hakkında Farkındalık Düzeylerinin Arttırılması

Ü Çelikkalp, G Saraçoğlu, B Tokuç - Namık Kemal Tıp Dergisi, 2017 - dergipark.org.tr
Amaç: Hemşire adaylarının çalışma hayatına başlamadan önce iş sağlığı tanımı, iş yeri risk
faktörleri, iş kazaları, meslek hastalıkları, koruyucu uygulamalar hakkında farkındalık …