[The current situation of occupational protection against skin/mucosa contamination among obstetrician and gynecologist].
OBJECTIVE
To investigate the occurrence and protection of skin/mucosa contamination among obstetrician and gynecologist.


METHODS
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.


RESULTS
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).


CONCLUSIONS
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.
Department of Family Planning, The Second Hospital of Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin 300211, China.
Yujuan
Y
Zhang
Peng
P
Li
E-mail: wangjianmei68@163.com.
Jianmei
J
Wang
Yan
Y
Huo
Jing
J
Yang
D006761:Hospitals; D006801:Humans; D006920:Hygiene; D015994:Incidence; D009092:Mucous Membrane / Q000382:microbiology; D016602:Needlestick Injuries; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D016273:Occupational Exposure / Q000517:prevention & control*; D010820:Physicians / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D017751:Safety Management; D012867:Skin / Q000382:microbiology; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires