Al Eryani Yaser Mohammed, Nooradain Nawal, Alsharqi Kakob, Murtadha Abeer, Al Serouri Abdulwahed, Khader Yousef
Field Epidemiology Training Program, Ministry of Public Health and Population, Sana'a, Yemen.
National Center of Public Health Laboratory, Sana'a, Yemen.
Int J Prev Med. 2019 Oct 9;10:174. doi: 10.4103/ijpvm.IJPVM_160_17. eCollection 2019.
The aim is to determine the incidence rate of unintentional injuries and its associated factors and determine the pattern of these injuries among laboratory staff in three reference laboratories in Sana'a, Yemen.
A cross-sectional study was conducted among laboratory staff in the three reference laboratories in Sana'a, Yemen. A pretested structured questionnaire was used to collect data on the unintentional injuries during the past 12 months including the type of injury.
A total of 93 technicians responded and filled the questionnaires. Of the 93 technicians, 51 (54.8%) technicians reported that they had been injured in the past 12 months. Of all injuries, 38% of technicians were caused by needle sticks, 21% by sharp materials other than needles, 15% by hot materials, 15% by exposure to chemicals, and 11% of them by other exposures. Only 18% of injuries were reported to safety officer in the laboratory. Those who had an experience of <5 years were more likely to experience injury in the past 12 months than those who had 5 years of experience or more (odds ratio = 8.3; 95% confidence interval: 2.2, 27.4; < 0.005).
About half of laboratory technicians in Yemen reported that they had been injured in the past 12 months, with the needle stick being the most common cause of injury. Therefore, there is a need for targeted interventions to laboratory technicians to increase their awareness on the risk of injuries in the laboratory. Bio-safety training among laboratory technicians deemed very necessary.
目的是确定也门萨那三个参考实验室工作人员意外伤害的发生率及其相关因素，并确定这些伤害的模式。
对也门萨那三个参考实验室的工作人员进行了一项横断面研究。使用经过预测试的结构化问卷收集过去12个月内意外伤害的数据，包括伤害类型。
共有93名技术人员回复并填写了问卷。在这93名技术人员中，51名（54.8%）报告称在过去12个月中受过伤。在所有伤害中，38%的技术人员是由针刺伤导致的，21%是由非针类尖锐物品造成的，15%是由热物质造成的，15%是由接触化学物质造成的，11%是由其他接触造成的。只有18%的伤害报告给了实验室的安全官员。在过去12个月中，工作经验少于5年的人员比工作经验5年及以上的人员更容易受伤（优势比 = 8.3；95%置信区间：2.2，27.4；P < 0.005）。
也门约一半的实验室技术人员报告称在过去12个月中受过伤，针刺伤是最常见的伤害原因。因此，有必要针对实验室技术人员进行有针对性的干预，以提高他们对实验室伤害风险的认识。实验室技术人员的生物安全培训被认为非常必要。
