The current situation of occupational protection against skin/mucosa contamination among obstetrician and gynecologist / 中华劳动卫生职业病杂志
Chinese Journal of Industrial Hygiene and Occupational Diseases
; (12): 204-206, 2015.
Article
in Chinese
| WPRIM (Western Pacific)
| ID: wpr-326035
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ABSTRACT
<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To investigate the occurrence and protection of skin/mucosa contamination among obstetrician and gynecologist.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>By random, stratified, and clustered sampling, 219 obstetrician and gynecologist were selected. 210 valid questionnaires were collected, efficiency is 95.89%. 110 obstetrician and gynecologist come from tertiary hospitals, 100 come from secondary hospitals. A self-administered questionnaire on skin/mucosa contamination was employed to gauge the implementation of protection, types and working links of skin/mucosa contamination.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>Of the respondents, only 14.76% (31/210) and 5.24% (11/210) adhered to proper hand washing and wearing protective glasses within nearly 1 year in practical work. Of the respondents, 73.81% (155/210) had experienced the skin/mucosa contamination during their vocation, 50.95% (107/210) occurred sharps injuries, 45.71% (96/210) occurred damaged skin contamination, and 43.33% (91/210) occurred mucosa contamination. Sharps injuries mainly occurred when abdominal operation (45.71%, 96/120), damaged skin contamination mainly occurred when gynecological examination (21.43%, 45/210), and mucosa contamination mainly occurred when midwifery (37.14%, 78/210).</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>The implementation of protective measures is inadequate and incidence of skin/mucosa contamination is higher among obstetrician and gynecologist. Therefore, occupational protection education should focus on different types and working links of skin/mucosa contamination. At the same time, strict supervision and management system should be established.</p>
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Health context:
SDG3 - Target 3.9 Reduce the amount of deaths produced by dangerous chemicals and the pollution of the air, water and soil
Health problem:
Occupational Exposures
Database:
WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Physicians
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Skin
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Hygiene
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Epidemiology
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Incidence
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Surveys and Questionnaires
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Occupational Exposure
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Needlestick Injuries
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Safety Management
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Hospitals
Type of study:
Incidence study
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Prognostic study
Limits:
Humans
Language:
Chinese
Journal:
Chinese Journal of Industrial Hygiene and Occupational Diseases
Year:
2015
Document type:
Article