Needle sticks injury among nurses involved in patient care: a study in two medical college hospitals of West Bengal.
Indian J Public Health
;
2008 Jul-Sep; 52(3): 150-2
Article
in English
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-109509
ABSTRACT
A hospital-based retrospective study on a sample of 228 nurses involved in patient care, in two medical college hospitals of West Bengal, showed that 61.4% of them sustained at least one Needle Stick Injury (NSI) in last 12 months. The risk of such injuries per 1000 nurses per year was found to be 3,280. Out of the most recent injuries among 140 nurses, 92.9% remained unreported to appropriate authorities; in 52.9% events hand gloves were worn by the nurses; only 5% of those nurses received hepatitis B vaccine, 2.1% hepatitis B immunoglobulin and none of them received post exposure prophylaxis for HIV.
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Index:
IMSEAR (South-East Asia)
Main subject:
Humans
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Immunoglobulins
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HIV Infections
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Retrospective Studies
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Needlestick Injuries
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Hepatitis B Vaccines
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Documentation
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Patient Care
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Hepatitis B
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Hospitals, University
Type of study:
Observational study
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Journal:
Indian J Public Health
Year:
2008
Type:
Article
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