Survey of Under-Reporting Rate and Related Factors after Blood and Body Fluid Exposure among Hospital Employees / 성인간호학회지
Journal of Korean Academy of Adult Nursing
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: 466-476, 2010.
Article
in Korean
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-35049
ABSTRACT
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.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Risk Management
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Body Fluids
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Logistic Models
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Communicable Diseases
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Occupational Exposure
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Blood-Borne Pathogens
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Delivery of Health Care
Type of study:
Etiology study
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Risk factors
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Journal of Korean Academy of Adult Nursing
Year:
2010
Type:
Article
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