Bindra Sukhvinder, Ramana Reddy K V, Chakrabarty Anubhav, Chaudhary Kirti
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Army College of Dental Sciences, Jai Jawahar Nagar, Secunderabad, 500087 Andhra Pradesh India ; House No 20, Radha Regal Rows, Opp Ramakrishna Talent High School, Near Kalyan Gardens, Secunderabad, 500087 Andhra Pradesh India.
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Army College of Dental Sciences, Jai Jawahar Nagar, Secunderabad, 500087 Andhra Pradesh India.
J Maxillofac Oral Surg. 2014 Dec;13(4):419-24. doi: 10.1007/s12663-013-0526-3. Epub 2013 Jun 18.
The present study aims to assess the knowledge and attitude about needle stick injuries and sharps disposal.
A self designed questionnaire of 15 questions was handed out to 200 participants including undergraduate students (group 1), postgraduate students (group 2), faculty members (group 3) and auxiliary staff members (group 4). The data was collected and analyzed using Chi square test.
Sixty-one percent of total participants reported of experiencing needle stick injury and 25.5 % knew that there could be several causes for this. Only 22 % of total population studied got the source tested. Immunization status of group 4 was very low and they also lacked the knowledge of sharps disposal and hepatitis C being spread by needle stick injuries. 57 % participants confirmed that there was no reporting facility and 66 % were not familiar with the guidelines of reporting.
There is a definite scope of improvement in terms of reporting and prevention of needle stick injuries. There is a need to improve knowledge and awareness of dental health care workers about the post exposure protocol.
本研究旨在评估关于针刺伤和锐器处理的知识与态度。
一份自行设计的包含15个问题的问卷被发放给200名参与者，包括本科生（第1组）、研究生（第2组）、教职员工（第3组）和辅助工作人员（第4组）。数据通过卡方检验进行收集和分析。
61%的总参与者报告曾经历针刺伤，25.5%的人知道可能存在多种导致针刺伤的原因。在所有研究对象中，只有22%的人对源头进行了检测。第4组的免疫接种状况非常低，他们也缺乏锐器处理以及丙型肝炎可通过针刺伤传播的知识。57%的参与者确认没有报告机制，66%的人不熟悉报告指南。
在针刺伤的报告和预防方面有明确的改进空间。有必要提高牙科医护人员关于暴露后处理方案的知识和意识。
