Blood-borne occupation exposures in dental practice of medical staff: status and protection / 中华劳动卫生职业病杂志

Objective@#To understand the status of blood-borne occupational exposure and protection among health care workers (HCWs) in dental practice, and provide evidence for making effective prevention.@*Methods@#From April 1 to 15, 2019, a stratified random sampling method was conducted to investigate the data of blood-borne occupational exposure among 221 dental HCWs in 2018, and Chi-squared Test was used to evaluate the differences of status on occupational exposure and protection among different professionals, such as nurses, doctors and trainees, and among different-grade hospitals.@*Results@#A total of 166 HCWs were exposed to occupational exposure 269 times, with the annual incidence of 75.11% (166/221) , and 37.55% (101/269) of exposures were reported. However, all source patients of exposures had failed to be traced. 89.59% (241/269) of exposures were sharp injuries. The top three instruments caused injuries were syringe/bilan needles, suture needles and vehicle needles, accounting for 35.68% (86/241) 、16.60% (40/241) and 16.18% (39/241) , respectively; and the top three exposure operations were removal/disposal of needles or instruments, suture/assisting suture and injection of anesthetic, accounting for 37.17% (100/269) 、22.30% (60/269) and 17.84% (48/269) , respectively. There were statistically significant differences among different professionals in occupational exposure frequency, reporting rate, the types of instruments caused injuries, exposure operations and hepatitis B vaccinated time (P<0.01) . The compliance rate of standard precautions, safe operation, post-exposure reporting and prevention, and training on occupational protection were generally poor among HCWs, with significant differences in different-grade hospitals (P<0.01) .@*Conclusion@#There is a high incidence, low reporting rate and poor self-protection of blood-borne occupational exposure among dental HCWs. Strongly suggesting that standard precautions, safe use and disposal of oral instruments, active post-exposure report and prevention must be improved for everyone.

Knowledge and Compliance with Blood-Borne Pathogen Prevention of Hospital Nurses: Based on Clinical Experience / 임상간호연구

PURPOSE: Exposure to blood and body fluids represents a significant occupational risk for nurses. This study was done to identify the level of knowledge of and compliance with blood-borne pathogen prevention of hospital nurses according to clinical experience, and to identify factors affecting compliance with blood-borne pathogen prevention. METHODS: A descriptive correlational study was conducted in which self-reported knowledge of and compliance with blood-borne pathogen prevention was assessed. The relationships between variables were examined. Registered nurses who were employed (n=345) were surveyed. Data were analyzed using, t-test, ANOVA, Pearson correlation, and multiple linear regression. RESULTS: Nurses with more than 5 years experience had greater knowledge of blood-borne pathogen prevention than nurses with less than 5 years experience. However, there was no significant difference in compliance with blood-borne pathogen prevention between the two groups. No significant correlation was found between knowledge and compliance with blood-borne pathogen prevention according to experience standards. In nurses with less than 5 years experience, gender, age, reported exposure to a blood-borne pathogen, and compliance with principles of prevention had a significant impact on compliance with blood-borne pathogen prevention. For nurses with more than 5 years experience, reporting after exposure to blood-borne pathogen was a contributing factor to compliance with blood-borne pathogen prevention. CONCLUSION: The study results show that to improve the implementation of preventive measures against blood-borne pathogens different strategies are needed, depending on clinical experience of the nurses.

Needlestick Injury Cases And Adherence To The Follow-Up Protocol Among Healthcare Workers In Selangor

@#Needlestick injury (NSI) is a serious occupational hazard against healthcare workers (HCWs) in a hospital setting with multiple implications, thus adherence to post-NSI management including follow-up protocol is crucial.This research was conducted to describe the distribution of NSI cases among HCWs working in Ministry of Health Malaysia (MOH)’s hospital in Selangor and adherence to a follow-up protocol, as well as the factors related to it.This was a cross-sectional quantitative study reviewing retrospectively all notified NSI cases in January-September 2016. Data were taken from Sharps Injury Surveillance (SIS) system and analyzed into descriptive and analytical statistics.There were 143 notified NSI cases. The majority of the cases were female(76.2%), Malay(60.1%), medical doctors(56.6%) and in a medical-based department (44.8%). The median age of NSI cases was 27 years old (IQR:5) and median years of employment was 1.5 (IQR:4.5). Most cases happened in a ward setting (58.7%) involving contaminated (95.8%) hypodermic needle (43.4%), occurred mostly during the procedure of drawing blood (23.1%). Only 86.7% of NSI cases were source-known and some were tested positive with blood borne pathogens. However, no occurrence of seroconversion among the injured HCWs detected. The overall adherence rate to the follow-up protocol was 72.3%. Multiple logistic regression yielded significant association between age, gender, department, device contamination, procedure conducted and source HBV status with adherence to follow-up of post-NSI protocol. Further comprehensive studies involving more determinants such as therapy-related factors and potential interventions are needed to optimize adherence rate to the follow-up protocol post-NSI.

Study on intervention of bloodborne pathogen exposure in a general hospital / 中华劳动卫生职业病杂志

Objective@#To improve the awareness of bloodborne pathogen exposure protection knowledge, reduce the contact incidence (including sharp injuries, contacting with the broken skin and mucous mem-brane contact) , and increase the self-report incidence of bloodborne pathogen exposure in the healthcare work-ers of the investigated hospital after the intervention. To summarize effective prevention and intervention mea-sures of occupational exposure to bloodborne pathogen.@*Methods@#The project was on the basis of previous inves-tigations in a general hospital, after comparing the personnel structure and departments distribution of 727 HC-Ws before the intervention and 614 HCWs after the intervention, we selected several departments in which the healthcare workers with a higher risk of occupational exposure to bloodborne pathogens. We promoted the hospi-tal to set up occupational health prevention and control system, improved related files, supplemented by knowl-edge training, discussion and field guidance, such a comprehensive intervention in the hospital. After the inter-vention, we conducted an cross-sectional investigation, and compared the rate of protection knowledge aware-ness, self-reporting rate after exposure, occupational exposure to bloodborne pathogens (including sharp inju-ries, contacting with the broken skin and mucous membrane contact) incidence before and after the intervention.@*Results@#Before and after the intervention, the total score of the investigated population of 14 knowledge points that we focused on in training showed a significant difference (P<0.05) , total contact incidence of bloodborne pathogen exposure reduced from 81.57 persons/100 persons per year to 43.81 persons/100 persons per year, the RR of bloodborne pathogen exposure in the former investigation was 1.86 times of that in the latter investigation, the self-reported incidence increased form 2.06 persons/100persons per year to 9.45 persons/100 persons per year, self-reporting rate after exposure increased form 0.47% to 9.65%.@*Conclusion@#The interventions signifi-cantly improved the awareness of bloodborne pathogen exposure protection knowledge, effectively reduced the contact incidence of bloodborne pathogen exposure, and increased the self-reported incidence in the healthcare workers of the investigated hospital.

Percutaneous self-injury to the femoral region caused by bur breakage during surgical extraction of a patient's impacted third molar

Extraction of an impacted third molar is one of the most frequently performed techniques in oral and maxillofacial surgery. Surgeons can suffer numerous external injuries while extracting a tooth, with percutaneous injuries to the hand being the most commonly reported. In this article, we present a case involving a percutaneous injury of the surgeon's femoral region caused by breakage of the fissure bur connected to the handpiece during extraction of the third molar. We also propose precautions to prevent such injuries and steps to be undertaken when they occur.

Aetiology analysis of pediatric acute leukemia with fungemia / 中国基层医药

Objective To investigate the epidemiology of fungemia and provide evidence for clinical therapy.Methods A retrospective survey was done with the 42 cases of fungemia in our hospital.Results 42 cases of fungemia include 35 cases acute lymphoid leukemia,6 acute myloid leukemia.95.2％ of the fungemia pathogen agent was monilia.8 cases combined with bacterial septicemia,accounting for 19.0％.Drug sensitivity test showed that 2 cases were intermediary to Fluconazole,1 patient was resisdence to Amphotericin B but sensitive to Voriconazole,Itraconazole and fluorocytosine.The main risk factors of fungimia included using wide-spectrum antibiotic,neutophil less than 0.5 × 109/L,central venous indwelling catheter,age and the time of in hospital more than 15 days.Conclusion The effective measure to reduce fungemia morbitity is controlling risk factors.Timely and effectively antifungal therapy is also needed.

Epidemiology and Clinical Features of Bloodstream Infections in Hematology Wards: One Year Experience at the Catholic Blood and Marrow Transplantation Center

BACKGROUND: The aim of this study was to investigate the clinical features and epidemiology of bloodstream infections (BSIs) in 2 distinctive hematological wards of the Catholic Blood and Marrow Transplantation (BMT) center. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We retrospectively reviewed the medical data of patients who developed BSIs from June 2009 to May 2010 in 2 hematologic wards at the Catholic BMT center. Ward A is a 44-bed unit mainly conducting conventional high dose chemotherapy and ward B is a 23-bed unit exclusively conducting BMT. RESULTS: Overall, 222 BSI episodes were developed from 159 patients. Acute myeloid leukemia in ward A and multiple myeloma in ward B were more frequent than in ward B and A, respectively. Sex, age, presence of neutropenia, shock, Pitt bacteremia score, type of central catheter, level of C-reactive protein, duration of admission days, type of BSI, overall mortality and distribution of organisms were not different between the 2 wards. There were 202 monomicrobial and 20 polymicrobial BSI episodes, including 2 fungemia episodes. The incidence rate of overall BSIs per 1,000 patient-days was higher in ward A than in ward B (incidence rate ratio 2.88, 95% confidence interval 1.97-4.22, P<0.001). Among 243 organisms isolated, the number of gram positives, gram negatives and fungi were 122, 119 and 2, respectively. Escherichia coli was the most common organism in both ward A and B (27.6% and 42.4%), followed by viridians streptococci (18.6% and 15.2%) and Klebsiella pneumoniae (13.3% and 9.0%). Extended spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL) producers accounted for 31.9% (23/72) of E. coli and 71.0% (22/31) of K. pneumoniae. Out of 19 Enterococcus faecium, 7 isolates (36.8%) were resistant to vancomycin. The crude mortality rates at 7 and 30 days after each BSI episode were 4.5% (10/222) and 13.1% (29/222), and were significantly higher in the patients with shock compared with those without shock (20.5% vs. 1.1%, P<0.001 and 38.5% vs. 7.7%, P<0.001, respectively). CONCLUSIONS: The incidence rate of BSIs was higher in patients receiving chemotherapy than those receiving BMT, but the distribution of organisms was not different between the 2 wards. E. coli was the most common causative BSI organism in hematologic wards followed by viridians streptococci and K. pneumoniae.

Species, distribution and drug resistance of diarrheogenic bacteria causing blood infection in patients with cirrhosis of liver / 解放军医学杂志

Objective To monitor features of diarrheogenic bacteria causing blood infection, so as to provide evidence for rational use of drugs in patients with cirrhosis of liver. Methods Diarrheogenic pathogens isolated from blood samples in 302 hospital of PLA from 2000 to 2010 were collected, and their components and antimicrobial resistance were analyzed. Blood samples were cultured with automated blood culture instrument (BACT/ALERT3D) and the bacteria of positive samples were identified by automated microorganism identification device (Vitek2). Furthermore, drug sensitivity test was performed by K-B method recommended by CLSI. Results A total of 140 strains of diarrheogenic bacteria were isolated from the blood samples of 140 patients, among them 117 (83.6%) were male, and the largest proportion (55.7%) of them were aged 40-60 years. The isolated diarrheogenic bacteria causing blood infection included the following genera: Aeromonas (75.71%), Salmonella (14.29%), Vibrio (9.29%) and Yersinia (0.71%). The sensitivity of these bacteria to antimicrobial drugs was different. The incidence of bacteria resistant to ampicillin and cefazolin was significantly higher, while that resistant to levofloxacin was significantly lower, and genus Aeromonas was more resistant than genus Salmonella (P<0.01). Multiple antimicrobial resistance was found in genus Aeromonas and genus Salmonella. Genus Vibrio was sensitive to most of antimicrobial drugs. Conclusions A variety of diarrheogenic bacteria with different degree of antibiotic resistance can cause blood infection, and much attention and monitoring should be strengthened.

Saúde pública, redução de danos e a prevenção das infecções de transmissão sexual e sanguínea: revisão dos principais conceitos e sua implementação no Brasil / Public health, damage containment and the prevention of blood-borne and sexually transmitted infections: a review of the core concepts and their implementation in Brazil

Este artigo aborda o contexto histórico e o marco conceitual da implantação dos programas de redução de danos no campo da saúde pública, com ênfase nos programas brasileiros. A presente revisão teve como objetivo principal investigar a pertinência atual de tais programas no enfrentamento das infecções de transmissão sexual e sanguínea, em especial, a AIDS e a hepatite C. Os resultados sistematizados pela literatura nacional e internacional indicam que as ações práticas de redução de danos são mais efetivas quando integradas a outras medidas de saúde pública, guiadas por princípios em comum. Iniciativas de redução de danos afinadas com princípios de saúde pública não se prendem a modelos, nem se esgotam em cuidados de saúde propriamente ditos. Abrangem diversas modalidades de ações pragmáticas, com base em políticas públicas, devem estar em sintonia com a comunidade desde seu planejamento, e serem executadas em parceria com esta.

This article assesses the historical context and the conceptual frame of setting up damage containment programs in the field of public health, with special emphasis on the Brazilian experience. The survey seeks to assess the relevance of such programs in the ongoing efforts to curb the spread of blood-borne and sexually transmitted infections, especially AIDS and hepatitis C. Findings from both the Brazilian and the international literature demonstrate that practical damage containment initiatives tend to be more effective when integrated with other public health measures based on common goals. Damage containment initiatives, aligned with the basic principles of public health do not limit themselves to a priori models or health care per se. They encompass a variety of pragmatic measures based on public policies and should be in line with the demands of the communities since the moment of their inception and implemented in the context of full partnership with such communities.

General procedure of phlebotomy: a review.

Phlebotomy – the drawing of blood – has been practiced for centuries and is still one of the most common invasive procedures in health care. However, practice varies considerably between countries and between institutions and individuals within the same country. By its nature, phlebotomy has the potential to expose health workers and patients to blood from other people, putting them at risk from blood borne pathogens. These pathogens include human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), hepatitis B virus (HBV), hepatitis C virus (HCV) and dengue. If a blood sample is poorly collected, the results may be inaccurate and misleading to the clinician and the patient may have to undergo the inconvenience of repeat testing.

Confidential donation confirmation as an alternative to confidential unit exclusion: 15 months experience of the HEMOMINAS foundation

BACKGROUND: Confidential unit exclusion remains a controversial strategy to reduce the residual risk of transfusion-transmitted infections. OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to analyze confidential unit exclusion from its development in a large institution in light of confidential donation confirmation. METHODS: Data of individuals who donated from October 1, 2008 to December 31, 2009 were analyzed in a case-control study. The serological results and sociodemographic characteristics of donors who did not confirm their donations were compared to those who did. Variables with p-values < 0.20 in univariate analysis were included in a logistic multivariate analysis. RESULTS: In the univariate analysis there was a statically significant association between positive serological results and response to confidential donation confirmation of "No". Donation type, (firsttime or return donor - OR 1.69, CI 1.37-2.09), gender (OR 1.66, CI 1.35-2.04), education level (OR 2.82, CI 2.30-3.47) and ethnic background (OR 0.67, CI 0.55-0.82) were included in the final logistic regression model. In all logistic regression models analyzed, the serological suitability and confidential donation confirmation were not found to be statistically associated. The adoption of new measures of clinical classification such as audiovisual touch-screen computer-assisted self-administered interviews might be more effective than confidential unit exclusion in the identification of donor risk behavior. The requirement that transfusion services continue to use confidential unit exclusion needs to be debated in countries where more specific and sensitive clinical and serological screening methods are available. CONCLUSION: Our findings suggest that there are not enough benefits to justify continued use of confidential donation confirmation in the analyzed institution.

Positivity of HIV, hepatitis B and hepatitis C in patients enrolled in a confidential self-exclusion system of blood donation: a cross-sectional analytical study / Positividad del VIH, la hepatitis B y hepatitis C en pacientes incluidos en un confidencial sistema de exclusión de la donación de sangre: un estudio transversal analítico

CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVE: Selection of healthy blood donors is essential to ensure blood safety. A confidential self-exclusion (CSE) system was designed so that high-risk donors could confidentially exclude their blood from use in transfusions. This study aimed to compare the demographic characteristics and the results from human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), hepatitis B surface (HBS) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) screening tests on donors who opted to get into and out of CSE. DESIGN AND SETTING: Analytical cross-sectional study on all volunteer donors at Shiraz Blood Transfusion Organization from March 21, 2006, to March 21, 2008. METHODS: The results from the abovementioned tests were compared between donors who opted into and out of CSE. RESULTS: 100,148 donors in 2006 and 104,271 in 2007 gave blood. Among these donors, respectively, 829 (0.82 percent) and 592 (0.57 percent) opted for the CSE. The prevalence of HIV antibodies, HBS antigens and HCV antibodies in CSE donors was significantly higher than in donors who did not choose CSE (p < 0.05). The prevalence of at least one of these three infections among CSE donors was 3.12 percent in 2006 and 3.04 percent in 2007, and was significantly higher than the prevalence among non-CSE donors (0.58 percent and 0.57 percent, respectively). CONCLUSION: Because of the higher prevalence of HBS, HCV and HIV positivity in blood donors who chose the CSE option, offering CSE to blood donors could be a potentially useful method for improving blood safety, since it could increase the detection of infected blood during the window period.

CONTEXTO Y OBJETIVO: La identificación y selección de donantes de sangre sanos es el primer paso para asegurar la seguridad de la sangre. Este estudio tiene como objetivo comparar las características demográficas y los resultados de los virus de la inmunodeficiencia humana (VIH), la superficie de la hepatitis B (HBS) y viru de la hepatitis C (VHC) las pruebas de cribado en los donantes que optaron por entrar y salir de la libre y confidencial de exclusión. DISEÑO Y EMPLAZAMIENTO: Estudio transversal de todos los donantes voluntarios que acudieron a la Shiraz Blood Transfusion Organization entre el 21 de Marzo del 2006 y el 21 de Marzo del 2008. MÉTODOS: Los resultados de las pruebas antes mencionadas fueron comparados entre los donantes que optaron por entrar y salir de CSE. RESULTADOS: 100.148 donantes en 2006 y 104.271 en 2007 donaron sangre. Entre estos donantes, respectivamente, 829 (0,82 por ciento) y 592 (0,57 por ciento) optaron por el CSE. La prevalencia de anticuerpos contra el VIH, los antígenos HBS y anticuerpos contra el VHC en donantes de CSE fue significativamente mayor que en los donantes que no eligió CSE (P < 0,05). La prevalencia de al menos una de estas tres infecciones entre los donantes CSE fue 3,12 por ciento en 2006 y 3,04 por ciento en 2007, y fue significativamente mayor que la prevalencia entre los donantes no CSE (0,58 por ciento y 0,57 por ciento, respectivamente). CONCLUSIONES: Debido a la mayor prevalencia de BA, el VHC y la infección con VIH en donantes de sangre que eligieron la opción del CSE, ofreciendo CSE para los donantes de sangre podría ser un método potencialmente útil para mejorar la seguridad de la sangre, ya que podría aumentar la detección de sangre infectada durante el período de ventana.

Accidentes de riesgo biológico entre estudiantes de carreras de la salud: Cinco años de experiencia / Biological risk accidents among undergraduate healthcare students: Five years experience

Undergraduate healthcare students are exposed to bloodborne pathogens, and data from developing countries is scarce. We report the experience of a comprehensive program dedicated to the management of this risk. The program includes financial coverage, a 24-hour attention system, HIV, HBV, HCV testing, and free provisión of post-exposure antiretroviral drugs. During 2003-2007, incidence rates of these exposures reached 0.9 per 100 student-years. Events were only observed among medicine, nursing, and midwifery students, with rates highest among nursing students (RR 3.5 IC95 1.93 - 6.51). Cuts andneedle stick injuries predominated (74.7 percent of accidents). Three students were exposed to HIV patients (1.9 percent), all of them received prophylactic drugs, infection was discarded after follow up, and also discarded after exposures to HBV or HCV (0.6 percent of all accidents). Cost per 1000 student-year was less than 2000 USD. Healthcare students are exposed to biological risks during their studies and a comprehensive program is feasible in a developing country.

Los estudiantes de pregrado de las carreras de la salud están expuestos a riesgos biológicos con agentes de transmisión sanguínea. En este trabajo se reporta la experiencia acumulada con un programa integral para este tipo de accidentes y que incluye atención gratuita las 24 horas, estudio serológico de la fuente para VIH, VHC y VHB, y entrega de anti-retrovirales post-exposición a pacientes infectados por VIH. Desde el año 2003 al 2007 la tasa de incidencia alcanzó una cifra de 0,9 eventos por 100 estudiantes-año. Las exposiciones de riesgo fueron observadas sólo entre estudiantes de medicina, enfermería y obstetricia, siendo la mayor tasa en alumnos de enfermería (RR 3,5 IC95 1,93 a 6,51). Tres alumnos estuvieron expuestos a pacientes con infección por VIH (l,9 por cientoo de todos los accidentes), todos ellos recibieron profilaxis, descartándose seroconversión en el seguimiento, al igual que en casos con exposición ante VHB y VHC (0,6 por cientoo del total de accidentes). El costo del programa fue menor a US$ 2000 por 1.000 estudiantes-año. Los estudiantes de las carreras de la salud están expuestos a riesgos biológicos durante sus estudios y requieren de un programa de manejo, el que es posible de lograr en un país en desarrollo.

Interventions to reduce needle stick injuries at a tertiary care centre.

Background: Occupational exposure to blood/body fluids is associated with risk of infection with blood borne pathogens like human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV). Materials and Methods: We carefully document needle stick injuries (NSI) and implement post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP). We report a four-year continuing surveillance study where 342 healthcare workers (HCWs) sustained NSI. PEP was given to HCWs injured from seropositive sources. If the source was HbsAg positive, HCWs were given a hepatitis B immunization booster. If the HCW was antiHBs negative, both hepatitis B immunoglobulin (HBIG) and hepatitis B vaccine were administered. For HCWs who sustained injuries from HIV positive sources, antiretroviral therapy was started. Follow-up was done after three and six months of exposure. Recent interventions by the infection control committee at our hospital reduced NSI considerably during intravenous line administration and glucose monitoring. Results and Discussion: Of 342 injuries, 254 were from known sources and 88 from unknown sources. From known sources, 37 were seropositive; 13 for HIV, 15 for HCV, nine for HBV. Sixty six sharp injuries were sustained through garbage bags, 43 during IV line administration, 41 during injection administration, 35 during needle recapping, 32 during blood collection, 27 during blood glucose monitoring, 24 from OT instruments, 17 during needle disposal, 16 while using surgical blade, 7 during suturing and 34 from miscellaneous sources. Conclusion: No case of seroconversion has taken place, so far, as a result of needle stick injuries at our centre.

Development and Evaluation of an e-learning Blood-borne Infection Control Program for Nursing Students / 기본간호학회지

PURPOSE: To develop an e-learning blood-borne infection control program and to evaluate the effects of the program on risk perception, knowledge, preventive health behaviors related to blood-borne infections, and satisfaction with the program by nursing student. METHODS: The program was developed through the processes of analysis, design, development, implementation, and evaluation. The pre-experimental research design involved a one group pretest-posttest design. The setting was two universities located in Daejeon, Korea. RESULTS: Using the program that was designed and developed, results for the total score of risk perception, knowledge, and preventive health behaviors in the post-test application were significantly higher than in the pre-test application (p<.05). Relevance and usefulness of the information received the highest ratings, while the system's design were demonstrated to have the lowest ratings. Those areas requiring correction were modified accordingly. CONCLUSION: Application of an e-learning blood-borne infection control program is effective, and can be expanded to other student nurses who also have a high risk of blood-borne infections.

Survey of Under-Reporting Rate and Related Factors after Blood and Body Fluid Exposure among Hospital Employees / 성인간호학회지

PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to examine the under-reporting rate and related factors after blood and body fluid (BBF) exposure among hospital employees. METHODS: Fifteen hundred employees were conveniently sampled from ten university and acute care hospitals. The survey questionnaire consisted of 37 items. Data were collected from September 10 to November 30, 2008. RESULTS: The survey response rate was 88.7%. The 47.9% (638/1,331) of hospital employees were exposed to BBF and the mean number of exposure was 4.7+/-5.942 within the previous year. Under-reporting rate after BBF exposure was 69.4% (443/638). By multi-variate logistic regression analysis, the exposure number, exposure type, infectious disease and hospital were independently related to the under-reporting of BBF among hospital employees. CONCLUSION: The Under-reporting Rate After Being Exposed To Blood And Body Fluids Was Relatively High. To Address This Problem, Educational Programs Are Needed To Decrease The Under-reporting Rate For Healthcare Workers. Further, It Might Be Helpful If Other Factors Related To Under-reporting Be Investigated In Future Studies.

Application and Evaluation of a Web-based Education Program on Blood-borne Infection Control for Nurses

PURPOSE: To develop a web-based program on blood-borne infection control and to examine the effect of the newly developed program on perceived threat of diseases, knowledge, preventive health behaviors for blood-borne infections, and incidence rates of accidental needle sticks and other sharp object injuries in nurses. METHODS: The program was developed through the processes of analysis, design, development, implementation, and evaluation. The research design involved a nonequivalent control group for pretest and posttest experiments. The setting was a 745-bed general hospital located in Korea. RESULTS: The program was designed and developed after consulting previous studies. After development of the program was completed, it was evaluated and revised by a panel of experts. The total score for perceived threat of diseases, knowledge, preventive health behaviors in the experimental group was significantly higher compared to the control group (p<.05). The incidence rates for needle sticks and other sharp object injuries in the experimental group were significantly lower compared to the control group (p<.05). CONCLUSION: Application of a Web-based, blood-borne infection control program is effective, and can be expanded to other healthcare workers who also have a high risk of blood-borne infections.