School of Dental Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Health Campus, Kubang Kerian, Kota Bharu, Kelantan, Malaysia.
Orthodontic Department, College of Dentistry, Jouf University, Sakaka, Saudi Arabia.
Work. 2020;67(1):165-171. doi: 10.3233/WOR-203262.
Accidental occupational injuries increase the risk of communicable diseases like hepatitis B virus (HBV), hepatitis C virus (HCV), and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) among dental personnel. Such occupational injuries affect healthcare quality by enhancing dissatisfaction and lack of motivation to work among dental personnel.
The present study aims to assess knowledge and awareness regarding needle stick and sharp injury among dental personnel and compared the knowledge and awareness level about needle stick injuries between dental professionals and dental supporting staff working at the School of Dental Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia.
This cross-sectional study was conducted from March 2016 to March 2017. The total sample included 112 registered dental personnel including dental professionals (lecturers, dental officers, and postgraduate students) and dental supportive staff (including staff nurses and dental surgery assistant) who were selected from the School of Dental Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia at Kelantan District of Malaysia. Data were collected by a structured questionnaire.
In our study 60.7% respondents answered correctly for all the statements regarding knowledge and 51.8% of the respondents answered correctly for the statements regarding awareness on needle stick and sharp injury. No significant difference of knowledge level has been observed between the dental professionals and dental supportive staff (p < 0.819), whereas the awareness level was significantly different between these two groups (p < 0.016).
There is a difference regarding awareness level on needle stick and sharp injury between dental professionals and dental supportive staff in our study but no differences were found in knowledge level between two groups.
意外职业性损伤会增加牙科医务人员感染乙型肝炎病毒（HBV）、丙型肝炎病毒（HCV）和人类免疫缺陷病毒（HIV）等传染病的风险。这类职业性损伤会通过增强牙科医务人员的不满情绪和降低其工作积极性，从而影响医疗质量。
本研究旨在评估牙科医务人员对针刺和锐器伤的知识和意识，并比较在马来西亚理科大学牙科学院工作的牙科专业人员和牙科支持人员对针刺伤的知识和意识水平。
这是一项横断面研究，于 2016 年 3 月至 2017 年 3 月进行。总样本包括 112 名注册牙科医务人员，包括牙科专业人员（讲师、牙科官员和研究生）和牙科支持人员（包括护士和牙科手术助理），他们是从马来西亚吉兰丹区理科大学牙科学院中选取的。通过结构化问卷收集数据。
在我们的研究中，60.7%的受访者对所有关于知识的陈述都回答正确，51.8%的受访者对关于针刺和锐器伤的陈述回答正确。在知识水平方面，牙科专业人员和牙科支持人员之间没有显著差异（p<0.819），而在这两个群体之间，意识水平有显著差异（p<0.016）。
在我们的研究中，牙科专业人员和牙科支持人员在针刺和锐器伤的意识水平方面存在差异，但两组在知识水平方面没有差异。
