Safe injection practice among health-care workers in Gharbiya Governorate, Egypt.
We assessed safe injection practices among 1100 health-care workers in 25 health-care facilities in Gharbiya Governorate. Questionnaires were used to collect information and 278 injections were observed using a standardized checklist. There was a lack of infection control policies in all the facilities and a lack of many supplies needed for safe injection. Proper needle manipulation before disposal was observed in only 41% of injections, safe needle disposal in 47.5% and safe syringe disposal in 0%. Reuse of used syringes and needles was reported by 13.2% of the health-care workers and 66.2% had experienced a needle-stick injury. Only 11.3% had received a full course of hepatitis B vaccination.
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Community, Environmental and Occupational Medicine Department, Ain Shams University Cairo, Egypt. nanees@mail.com
Aboul Ftouh
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El-Shoubary
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Mahaba
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D000328:Adult; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004534:Egypt / Q000453:epidemiology; D017743:Equipment Reuse / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D004869:Equipment Safety / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D006270:Health Facility Administrators; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006282:Health Personnel / Q000193:education / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D017325:Hepatitis B Vaccines; D006801:Humans; D017053:Infection Control / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards; D007267:Injections / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D008297:Male; D017744:Medical Waste Disposal / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards; D008875:Middle Aged; D016602:Needlestick Injuries / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D016272:Occupational Health; D017751:Safety Management / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014611:Vaccination / Q000706:statistics & numerical data
D017325:Hepatitis B Vaccines; D017744:Medical Waste Disposal