Abdo Almoliky Mokhtar, Elzilal Hala A, Alzahrani Eman, Abo-Dief Hala M, Saleh Khalil A, Alkubati Sameer A, Saad Mousa S, Sultan Mujeeb A
Department of Medical Surgical Nursing, College of Nursing, University of Hail, Hail, Saudi Arabia.
Department of Nursing, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Taiz University, Taiz, Yemen.
SAGE Open Med. 2024 Jan 18;12:20503121231221445. doi: 10.1177/20503121231221445. eCollection 2024.
Workplace safety is essential to occupational health practices among healthcare providers, especially for nurses vulnerable to work-related hazards such as needle stick and sharp injuries. In Yemen, the underestimation and absence of reporting system and lack of health supplies in a collapsed health system exacerbated the needle stick and sharp injuries. This study aimed to identify the prevalence and associated factors of needle stick and sharp injuries among nurses in Taiz, Yemen.
A cross-sectional study was conducted on a sample of 151 nurses working in three public hospitals in Taiz City. A semi-structured questionnaire was designed and delivered to the participants.
The prevalence of needle stick and sharp injuries among nurses was very high (95.36%), and around half were injured more than five times. Female nurses and those in an emergency department were more likely to be subjected to needle stick and sharp injuries ( = 0.018 and 0.021, respectively). Needle stick was the most common cause of injury (62.77%), and the fingers were the most exposed injury site (79.17%). Non-reporting injuries were very high (73.61%), and only one-third (34.21%) of them proceeded in the process of management, and less than one-quarter (23.68%) had been vaccinated.
The prevalence of needle stick and sharp injuries among nurses in Taiz was very high, and determined by gender and place of work. Post-injury reporting and precautions were poor, which may increase the prevalence of hospital-acquired infections among clients and healthcare providers.
工作场所安全对于医护人员的职业健康实践至关重要，尤其是对于易遭受针刺和锐器伤等与工作相关危害的护士而言。在也门，由于卫生系统崩溃，报告系统被低估且缺失，卫生用品匮乏，这加剧了针刺和锐器伤的发生。本研究旨在确定也门塔伊兹市护士针刺和锐器伤的患病率及相关因素。
对塔伊兹市三家公立医院工作的151名护士进行了横断面研究。设计了一份半结构化问卷并发放给参与者。
护士针刺和锐器伤的患病率非常高（95.36%），约一半的人受伤超过五次。女护士和急诊科护士更容易遭受针刺和锐器伤（分别为=0.018和0.021）。针刺是最常见的受伤原因（62.77%），手指是最易受伤的部位（79.17%）。未报告的伤害非常高（73.61%），其中只有三分之一（34.21%）进行了处理，不到四分之一（23.68%）接种了疫苗。
塔伊兹市护士针刺和锐器伤的患病率非常高，且由性别和工作地点决定。受伤后报告和预防措施较差，这可能会增加患者和医护人员医院感染的患病率。
