Accessing Medical Care After a Needlestick Injury: First Responders’ Perception of HIV Risk and Attitudes Toward Syringe Service Programs

Carter, Gregory A.; Lawrence, Carrie; Woodward, Brennan; Ohmit, Anita

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“…It is due to the more frequent and greater amount of local anesthesia in procedures related to oral surgery as compared to other departments. This is often in contrast to the studies where there's a high frequency of exposure within the conservative and endodontic department 14 . Sharp instruments and needle injuries are common among dental personnel i.e., 54%.…”

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Awareness of Dental Personnel towards Occupational Injury- A Cross Sectional Study

Naeem¹,

Khan²,

Shah³

et al. 2022

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TITLE: Awareness of dental personnel towards occupational injury- a cross sectional study ABSTRACT Objective: To determine the awareness of dental personnel towards dental occupational injury in Karachi. Methods: This cross-sectional prospective study was conducted using pre-designed questionnaire addressing dental personnel of two dental hospitals of Karachi. It includes final year students, house officers, dental officers, general dental practitioners, consultants, post-graduate residents, and dental staff assistants. The inclusion criteria include dental personnel from both genders aged between 20 years to 60 years and had given verbal consent for the study. The non-cooperative respondents, not willing to participate in the study were excluded The sample population includes final year BDS students, house officers (HOs), dental officers (DOs), general dental practitioners, consultants, post-graduate residents (PGs) and dental staff assistants (DSAs). The dental health care workers were asked for the frequencies, tool, procedure and the departments in which they experienced NSI/SII; their knowledge and practice regarding standard management protocols for NSI/SII and their reporting was assessed. A sample size of 201 personal was selected. Through informed verbal consent dental personnel of both genders aged between 20-60 years, filled questionnaire. Statistical analysis was done on SPSS version 19.00. Results: Female and final year BDS participants were74.6% (n=150) and 35.3% (n=71) respectively. Needle stick injury or sharp instrument injury (NSI/SII) was 69.6 % (n=140). Most frequent Instrument causing injury was dental needle i.e. 54.3% (n=76) while most frequent procedure was during local anesthesia administration i.e. 28.6% (n=40). Department of Oral Surgery was the most common department reported for injury i.e. 53.6% (75). Total 86.6% (n=174) were aware and 79.3% (n=111) of dental personnel followed standard protocols for its management. The statistical analysis was done with SPSS version 19.0. with significant p-value was < 0.05. Conclusion: The percentage of dental occupational injury is high and awareness of dental personnel towards dental occupational injury in Karachi is inadequate. Keywords: Wounds and Injuries, occupational injuries, dental instruments word count abstract: 204 word count: 1781 Number of tables and Figures: 2 each Conflict of interest and funding: None TITLE: Awareness of dental personnel towards occupational injury- a cross sectional study ABSTRACT Objective: To determine the awareness of dental personnel towards dental occupational injury in Karachi. Methods: This cross-sectional prospective study was conducted using pre-designed questionnaire addressing dental personnel of two dental hospitals of Karachi. It includes final year students, house officers, dental officers, general dental practitioners, consultants, post-graduate residents, and dental staff assistants. The inclusion criteria include dental personnel from both genders aged between 20 years to 60 years and had given verbal consent for the study. The non-cooperative respondents, not willing to participate in the study were excluded The sample population includes final year BDS students, house officers (HOs), dental officers (DOs), general dental practitioners, consultants, post-graduate residents (PGs) and dental staff assistants (DSAs). The dental health care workers were asked for the frequencies, tool, procedure and the departments in which they experienced NSI/SII; their knowledge and practice regarding standard management protocols for NSI/SII and their reporting was assessed. A sample size of 201 personal was selected. Through informed verbal consent dental personnel of both genders aged between 20-60 years, filled questionnaire. Statistical analysis was done on SPSS version 19.00. Results: Female and final year BDS participants were74.6% (n=150) and 35.3% (n=71) respectively. Needle stick injury or sharp instrument injury (NSI/SII) was 69.6 % (n=140). Most frequent Instrument causing injury was dental needle i.e. 54.3% (n=76) while most frequent procedure was during local anesthesia administration i.e. 28.6% (n=40). Department of Oral Surgery was the most common department reported for injury i.e. 53.6% (75). Total 86.6% (n=174) were aware and 79.3% (n=111) of dental personnel followed standard protocols for its management. The statistical analysis was done with SPSS version 19.0. with significant p-value was < 0.05. Conclusion: The percentage of dental occupational injury is high and awareness of dental personnel towards dental occupational injury in Karachi is inadequate. Keywords: Wounds and Injuries, occupational injuries, dental instruments word count abstract: 204 word count: 1781 Number of tables and Figures: 2 each Conflict of interest and funding: None TITLE: Awareness of dental personnel towards occupational injury- a cross sectional study ABSTRACT Objective: To determine the awareness of dental personnel towards dental occupational injury in Karachi. Methods: This cross-sectional prospective study was conducted using pre-designed questionnaire addressing dental personnel of two dental hospitals of Karachi. It includes final year students, house officers, dental officers, general dental practitioners, consultants, post-graduate residents, and dental staff assistants. The inclusion criteria include dental personnel from both genders aged between 20 years to 60 years and had given verbal consent for the study. The non-cooperative respondents, not willing to participate in the study were excluded The sample population includes final year BDS students, house officers (HOs), dental officers (DOs), general dental practitioners, consultants, post-graduate residents (PGs) and dental staff assistants (DSAs). The dental health care workers were asked for the frequencies, tool, procedure and the departments in which they experienced NSI/SII; their knowledge and practice regarding standard management protocols for NSI/SII and their reporting was assessed. A sample size of 201 personal was selected. Through informed verbal consent dental personnel of both genders aged between 20-60 years, filled questionnaire. Statistical analysis was done on SPSS version 19.00. Results: Female and final year BDS participants were74.6% (n=150) and 35.3% (n=71) respectively. Needle stick injury or sharp instrument injury (NSI/SII) was 69.6 % (n=140). Most frequent Instrument causing injury was dental needle i.e. 54.3% (n=76) while most frequent procedure was during local anesthesia administration i.e. 28.6% (n=40). Department of Oral Surgery was the most common department reported for injury i.e. 53.6% (75). Total 86.6% (n=174) were aware and 79.3% (n=111) of dental personnel followed standard protocols for its management. The statistical analysis was done with SPSS version 19.0. with significant p-value was < 0.05. Conclusion: The percentage of dental occupational injury is high and awareness of dental personnel towards dental occupational injury in Karachi is inadequate. Keywords: Wounds and Injuries, occupational injuries, dental instruments word count abstract: 204 word count: 1781 Number of tables and Figures: 2 each Conflict of interest and funding: None

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Awareness of Dental Personnel towards Occupational Injury- A Cross Sectional Study

Naeem¹,

Khan²,

Shah³

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“…Seeking treatment is imperative to the officer's health, since the use of post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) could reduce the chance of transmission and infection. A survey of first responders in 2018-2019 revealed that approximately half of the 112 respondents who reported ≥1 needlestick injury reported receiving no medical services after a needlestick injury [Carter et al 2020].…”

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Reducing work-related needlestick and other sharps injuries among law enforcement officers.

2022

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“…Aging and chronic diseases such as diabetes, organ and coagulation dysfunction, hypertension and neutrophilia were deemed as risk factors that exacerbate COVID-19 complications (Afzal et al , 2020; Ahmed and Ali, 2019; Deng and Peng, 2020; Sari et al , 2020). COVID-19 patients gradually develop respiratory distress syndrome, which, in turn, raises the chance of death (Carter et al , 2020; Kliger and Silberzweig, 2020; Malik et al , 2020; Strunk et al , 2014).…”

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Public health awareness: knowledge, attitude and behaviors of the public on health risks during COVID-19 pandemic in sultanate of Oman

Fattah

Dahleez

Mohamed

et al. 2021

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Purpose This study aims to measure the level of public awareness about the threat of the emerging coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic among the Omani population. It also aims to investigate the mediating effect of the Omanis’ attitudes and behaviors with underlying conditions of COVID-19. Design/methodology/approach A cross-sectional study was conducted to collect data via an online survey of Omani citizens and residents from various geographic areas in Oman, 305 responses were received. SPSS and partial least square-structural equation modeling were used for data analysis. Findings The study revealed that public awareness regarding the COVID-19 pandemic was significantly influenced by people’s perceived risk, information source and health-related knowledge. Further, preventive behavior during the disease spread has a significant direct and indirect impact on their awareness. However, an insignificant mediation effect of public attitude was found between the source of information and public awareness. Research limitations/implications This study is limited by the scarcity of related literature in the Omani context. It is recommended that future research complete an in-depth study of public awareness regarding COVID-19, using other constructs and/or other data collection techniques. Practical implications This research will provide governmental health authorities and policymakers with a guideline to establish more efficient pandemic containment strategies to control public behavior toward the COVID-19 pandemic and curb viral prevalence. Social implications This research will help in improving prevention measures against COVID-19 are recommended to be more educated through a more effective mechanism to raise public attitude regarding pandemic prevalence positively. Originality/value The originality of this research can be drawn from key findings that indicate that people overall gained knowledge about how to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic and the accuracy of information significantly impacts public awareness.

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Accessing Medical Care After a Needlestick Injury: First Responders’ Perception of HIV Risk and Attitudes Toward Syringe Service Programs

Cited by 5 publications

References 19 publications

Awareness of Dental Personnel towards Occupational Injury- A Cross Sectional Study

Awareness of Dental Personnel towards Occupational Injury- A Cross Sectional Study

Reducing work-related needlestick and other sharps injuries among law enforcement officers.

Public health awareness: knowledge, attitude and behaviors of the public on health risks during COVID-19 pandemic in sultanate of Oman

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