Department of Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Alexandria, Alexandria, Egypt.
East Mediterr Health J. 2011 Jan;17(1):26-35.
The aims of this cross-sectional study were to investigate the prevalence and circumstances of needlestick injury (NSI) among heath care workers at University of Alexandria teaching hospitals and to assess the effectiveness of the existing control measures and standard precautions. Data were obtained by anonymous, self-reporting questionnaire from 645 nurses, physicians and ancillary staff in 2007. Around two-thirds of workers (67.9%) had suffered at least 1 NSI in the last 12 months. High-risk patients (with history of HIV, hepatitis B virus or, hepatitis C virus infection or injecting drug use) were involved in 8.2% of injuries. On evaluating the effectiveness of existing control measures, significant protective factors against NSI were: using devices with safety features (OR 0.41), adherence to infection control guidelines (OR 0.42), training in injection safety (OR 0.14), comfortable room temperature (OR 0.32) and availability of a written protocol for prompt reporting (OR 0.37).
本横断面研究旨在调查亚历山大大学教学医院医护人员的针刺伤（NSI）发生率和发生情况，并评估现有控制措施和标准预防措施的效果。2007 年，通过匿名自报式问卷从 645 名护士、医生和辅助人员中获得数据。大约三分之二的工作人员（67.9%）在过去 12 个月中至少遭受过 1 次 NSI。高风险患者（有 HIV、乙型肝炎病毒或丙型肝炎病毒感染或注射毒品史）占 8.2%的损伤。在评估现有控制措施的效果时，针对 NSI 的显著保护因素包括：使用具有安全功能的器械（OR 0.41）、遵守感染控制指南（OR 0.42）、接受注射安全培训（OR 0.14）、舒适的室温（OR 0.32）和及时报告的书面协议（OR 0.37）。
