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Epidemiological Characteristics of the Accidental Exposures to Blood-Borne Pathogens Among Workers in the Hospital
- Source :
- Medical Archives
- Publication Year :
- 2018
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Abstract
- Introduction: The main route of acquiring infectious blood and body fluids in hospital conditions is accidental exposure to stinging incidents. Aim: The aim of this study was to determine the epidemiological characteristics of accidental exposures to blood-borne pathogens among different professional groups of health care workers (HCWs). Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted using the “Questionnaire on the HCWs exposure to blood and blood transmitted infections” at the University Clinical Centre Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina, from the 1st of March to the 31st of December 2014. Study sample consisted of 1031 participants (65% of total employees) stratified into three occupational groups: doctors, nurses and support staff. Results and Discussion: Exposure incident was recorded in 1231 participants (54.8%) at least once in the last 12 months. An average number of exposure incidents per HCWs in total years of service was 7.07± 8.041. Out of total sample, 70% reported at least one type of exposure incident. Nurses had a higher frequency of multiple contacts compared to doctors and support staff (χ2=37.73; df=4; p
- Subjects :
- Adult
Male
medicine.medical_specialty
Occupational group
Infectious Disease Transmission, Patient-to-Professional
Health Personnel
030209 endocrinology & metabolism
HIV Infections
health care workers
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
Occupational Exposure
Surveys and Questionnaires
Epidemiology
Health care
medicine
Blood-Borne Pathogens
Prevalence
Humans
030212 general & internal medicine
Prospective Studies
infections
Needlestick Injuries
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Original Paper
business.industry
General Medicine
Middle Aged
Hepatitis B
Hepatitis C
Body Fluids
Accidental exposure
Reporting rate
Cross-Sectional Studies
Accidental
Emergency medicine
Female
Occupational exposure
accidental exposures
business
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 19865961
- Volume :
- 72
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Medical archives (Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina)
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....c2b248f1ac15722b900340ba66976987