Orji E O, Fasubaa O B, Onwudiegwu Uche, Dare F O, Ogunniyi S O
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Teaching Hospitals Complex, Obafemi Awolowo University, PMB 5538, Ile-Ife, Osun State, Nigeria.
J Obstet Gynaecol. 2002 Jan;22(1):75-8. doi: 10.1080/01443610120101781.
The occupational health hazards among health-care workers in an obstetrics and gynaecology unit were investigated. A total of 78 pretested questionnaires were administered to the doctors, nurses and ward orderlies in the unit of Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospitals Complex, Ile-Ife, Nigeria. The common occupational health hazards were work-related stress (83.3%), needle-stick injuries (75.6%), bloodstains on skin (73.1%), sleep disturbance (42.3%), skin reactions (37.2%) assault from patients (24.3%) and hepatitis (8.9%). Nearly half of the staff used diazepam, lexotan or alcohol to cope with the stress of work. A greater percentage of doctors compared to nurses and ward orderlies used safety precautions such as gloves, facemasks and aprons. All the staff employed regular handwashing after various procedures. However no category of staff adopted regularly proper disposal of needles and sharps into separate puncture-resistant containers. About 59% of the staff recap used needles. The implications of the findings were discussed and recommendations made appropriately.
对一家妇产科单位医护人员的职业健康危害进行了调查。在尼日利亚伊费的奥巴费米·阿沃洛沃大学教学医院综合大楼的该科室，共向医生、护士和病房勤杂工发放了78份预先测试过的问卷。常见的职业健康危害包括工作相关压力（83.3%）、针刺伤（75.6%）、皮肤上的血迹（73.1%）、睡眠障碍（42.3%）、皮肤反应（37.2%）、来自患者的攻击（24.3%）和肝炎（8.9%）。近一半的工作人员使用地西泮、氯氮卓或酒精来应对工作压力。与护士和病房勤杂工相比，有更高比例的医生使用手套、口罩和围裙等安全防护措施。所有工作人员在各种操作后都经常洗手。然而，没有任何一类工作人员定期将针头和锐器正确放入单独的防穿刺容器中。约59%的工作人员重新套上用过的针头。对研究结果的影响进行了讨论并适当提出了建议。
