Family and Community Medicine Department, Faculty of Medicine, Jazan University, Jazan City, Jazan, Saudi Arabia.
Kansas Department of Health and Environment, Topeka City, Kansas, USA.
Nurs Open. 2022 Jan;9(1):816-823. doi: 10.1002/nop2.1136. Epub 2021 Nov 21.
The study aimed to assess the incidence of needlestick and sharps injuries among healthcare workers (HCWs) in the Jazan region of Saudi Arabia, as well as to determine whether there exists an association between hospital level and needlestick and sharps injuries rate.
A cross-sectional survey was conducted among 609 randomly selected HCWs from nine general hospitals.
A self-administered questionnaire, which covered the structure and process of injection safety, was used for data collection.
The overall needlestick and sharps injuries incidence rate was 24%. The needlestick and sharps injuries rates were 30% and 14% in secondary and tertiary hospitals, respectively. HCWs working in tertiary hospitals were 61% less likely to have needlestick and sharps injuries than those employed in secondary hospitals. This was mainly the impact of better and continuous training. High safety level maintenance and health education provision are vital in such settings.
本研究旨在评估沙特阿拉伯吉赞地区医护人员(HCWs)发生针刺伤和锐器伤的情况,并确定医院级别与针刺伤和锐器伤发生率之间是否存在关联。
对来自 9 家综合医院的 609 名随机选择的 HCWs 进行了横断面调查。
使用一份包含注射安全结构和过程的自我管理问卷进行数据收集。
总体针刺伤和锐器伤发生率为 24%。二级和三级医院的针刺伤和锐器伤发生率分别为 30%和 14%。与二级医院相比,在三级医院工作的 HCWs 发生针刺伤和锐器伤的可能性低 61%。这主要是因为接受了更好和持续的培训。在这些环境中,维持高安全水平和提供健康教育至关重要。