ABSTRACT
Karachi is the most advanced and populated city of Pakistan with approximately 20 million residents. The good health care practices awareness among health professionals especially use of syringes is an important role player for the control of disease spread by re-use of syringes. A quantitative approach involving a cross sectional survey based study, was carried out among four different categories of health personnel. A total of 200 participants were asked to fill a structured questionnaire (Doctors, Nursing staff, Lab technicians, and graduating health care students with a sample size of 50 for each group). A large proportion of participants were aware of the impact of re-use of disposable syringes and emphasized on the need for proper disposal system existence to eradicate the issue. The study results also showed that about 71 % of the health professionals had awareness on Auto-disable syringes use and around 29% had no knowledge about AD syringes. About 79 % of health care professionals agreed that AD syringe would reduce needle sharing and would help to cut down Hepatitis B, C and HIV.
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE Passing through the investigation of disposable syringes use condition, to determine amount of syringes used in the hospital and extent of their contact with blood and body fluids, and to assess their waste polluted condition. METHODS By our hospital computer charge system, from May 1, 2006 to Apr 30, 2007 The used syringes were calculated. RESULTS A total of 923 676 plastic disposable syringes were used; from them 6 801 (0.74%) were contaminated by blood, an other body fluids (urine, gastric secretion, cerebrospinal fluid, and wound drainage) or cells, 16 892 (1.83%) were by anticancer drugs and 160 461(17.37%) were with different injections or contrasts. 739 522(80.06%)were utilized for dilute medicine in i.v. drip. CONCLUSIONS Eighty percent of syringes waste is without pollution, it can be used to regard as recycled resources.