Knowledge and experiences of needle prick injuries (NPI) among nursing students at a university in Gauteng, South Africa

Zungu, L.I.; Sengane, Malmsey; Setswe, Keitsepile G

doi:10.1080/20786204.2008.10873762

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“…This is in agreement to a cross-sectional quantitative survey conducted in South Africa [7]. All the above reasons listed by the participants are avoidable and manageable, if done properly they could have positive impact in minimizing the incidence of needle stick injury.…”

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confidence: 64%

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Prevalence and Associated Factors of Needle Stick Injury among Nursing and Midwifery Students an Haramaya and Jigjiga University, Eastern Ethiopia

B¹

2015

Primary Health Care

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Background: In developing countries including Ethiopia, the risk of having work-related injury is 10 to 20 times higher than that of developed countries. In their everyday clinical practice, nurse students are at a great risk of occupational hazards, especially risk of exposure to blood borne pathogens potentially resulting to infections. High levels of occupational hazards are believed to affect students' health and academic performance.

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Section: Predictors Of Needle Stick Injurysupporting

confidence: 64%

“…This result is lower as compared to the South Africa report where 87.1% reported exposure to body fluids or blood sometime in the past while 50.9% reported exposure within the last six months respectively [7]. However, this result is higher from the Korean report where splash accident accounts for 13.9 % [8].…”

Section: Predictors Of Needle Stick Injurycontrasting

confidence: 55%

Prevalence and Associated Factors of Needle Stick Injury among Nursing and Midwifery Students an Haramaya and Jigjiga University, Eastern Ethiopia

B¹

2015

Primary Health Care

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“…In the same country a cross-sectional quantitative survey was conducted among nursing students while a significant proportion of the respondents rated the lack of knowledge about NSI (policies and protocol) at institutions of clinical training as an extremely high risk followed by the lack of accompaniment and in-service training. Only 16.0% of the respondents had suffered NSI and only 8.3% had reported the incident (6). There is a paucity of information regarding NSI in Kenya necessitating a survey among dental students enrolled at the University of Nairobi Hospital (UONDH) to determine their knowledge and the circumstances of NSI and how the risk of blood exposure is managed.…”

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confidence: 99%

Awareness and experience in needle stick injuries among dental students at the University of Nairobi, Dental Hospital

Mungure¹,

Gakonyo²,

Mamdani³

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E Af Med Jrnl

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Background: Needle stick injuries (NSI) are the commonest route by which blood borne viruses and/or infections such as HIV, Hepatitis B and C are transmitted from patients to health care workers (HCW). Dental students are also at risk of such infections and injuries due to accidental contamination during their practical occupational exposure. There is hardly any information regarding the knowledge and experiences of NSI among dental students in Kenya. Objective: To determine the knowledge and experiences of NSI among dental students at the University of Nairobi Dental Hospital (UONDH). Design: Descriptive cross-sectional study. Setting: University of Nairobi Dental Hospital premises. The population included undergraduate and postgraduate dental students pursuing their degrees at the university. Results: Seventy two questionnaires were issued and a response rate of 62(81%) was achieved. The age of the respondents ranged from 21-35 years with a mean age of 24 years (SD± 4.7) years. There were 33(53%) males and 29(47%) females. Most of the students were undergraduates (87%) while the rest were postgraduate students (13%). The majority (97%) of the respondents reported that NSI was a means of cross-infection. Only 29% of the respondents had suffered NSI. Of those who had suffered NSI, 36% of the incidents occurred when administering local anaesthesia, while 23% were during scaling, 18% when recapping needles, 18% while clearing up and 5% when suturing. Only seven of those who had suffered NSI (39%) had reported of NSI. The reasons for not reporting were: fear of stigmatisation (25%) or the fear of consequences of crossinfection (38%). All the respondents who had experienced NSI were undergraduates with no statistical significant difference between the undergraduate and postgraduate students (X 2 =3.758, p=0.052). Among the respondents who had experienced NSI, nine were males and nine were females with no statistical significance between the two genders (X 2 =0.106, p=0.48l). All the respondents recorded inadequate knowledge on the modes of prevention of NSI. Less than half (27%) of the respondents had accurate knowledge on the procedure followed in case of NSI. Only 27% of the respondents had taken post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) after suffering NSI with no statistically significant difference between males and females (X 2 =44, p=0.108). Conclusion: Although the level of knowledge on the risk of cross-infection from NSI was high, there was decreased awareness on the means of prevention and protocol.

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“…The most common reasons for nursing students' failure to report the incidents of needle prick injuries are due to fear of stigmatization and discrimination and fear of the consequences of the injuries. [12] From this study findings, it is clear that the student nurses (83.8%) are aware that needle prick injuries occurred during disposal of used needle. Centre of Disease Control states that needle prick injuries occur during sharp disposal.…”

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confidence: 95%

“…Each correct answer was given 1 point and each wrong answer and unsure responses were given 0 points. The findings were categorized as Good knowledge (16-20), Moderate knowledge (11)(12)(13)(14)(15) and Poor knowledge (below 10). The pilot study was conducted to determine the reliability of the questionnaire.…”

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A study to assess the awareness of needle prick injuries among the first year diploma nursing students at a selected medical centre, malaysia

Beth¹,

Ching²

2017

Int j curr adv res

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Background: Needle prick injuries are common among the health care providers all over the world. Nursing students are no exception because they perform their clinical activities during the period of their study. Objective: The objective of this study is to assess the awareness of needle prick injuries among the first year nursing students at school of nursing in a selected Medical Center, Malaysia. Betty Neuman's systems model was used in this study as a theoretical framework. Methods and materials: A cross sectional descriptive design was used and the target populations were the first year diploma nursing students studying at the medical Center. Universal sampling technique was used to choose the participants in this study. There were 197 participants. Data was collected using selfdeveloped questionnaire and analysed using SPSS version 20. Results: The study results shows that most of the students 131 (66.4%) have good knowledge and awareness about needle prick injuries, meanwhile 61 (30.9%) have moderate knowledge and 5 (2.5%) have poor knowledge. Conclusion: The study findings will give other nursing educational institutions some insight to improve the contents of teaching related to needle prick injuries in order to improve students' knowledge and awareness about needle prick injuries. INTRODUCTIONAccording to World Health Organization (WHO), 35.7 million health care workers in the world are exposed to the risk of needle prick injuries. Recently over 20 million dedicated health care providers were exposed to biological, chemical and mechanical hazards daily. The World Health Organization estimates that approximately three million health care providers are exposed to blood and the body fluids due to needle or sharps injuries annually. Due to these exposures, approximately 1000 health care providers are estimated to suffer from serious infections annually. Center for Disease Control (CDC) estimates that around 600,000 to one million needle prick injuries cases occur every year. But unfortunately, about half of the needle prick injuries were not reported.[1] It is also reported that insufficient clinical experience and occupational safety training is provided by nursing schools and hospitals, hence nursing students are at high risk of needle prick injuries. [2]. The Health Unit of Ministry of Health, Malaysia, reported that the incidence rate of 4.7 needle prick injuries per 1,000 is among the health care workers in 2005.[3] According to Mohd Faid et al. (2005), the number of reported injuries among the health care workers in the Ministry of health, Malaysia from September 1997 to December 1999 was a total of 556 cases and, among them total 403 (72.5%) cases were caused by needle prick injuries.[4] A report by the Sabah State Health Department, Malaysia showed that the highest percentage (74.5%) of needle prick injuries occurred among the staff nurses. [5] Needle prick injuries among the health care providers are recognized as one of the occupational health hazard. It can cause a significant risk to the health ...

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Knowledge and experiences of needle prick injuries (NPI) among nursing students at a university in Gauteng, South Africa

Cited by 27 publications

References 6 publications

Prevalence and Associated Factors of Needle Stick Injury among Nursing and Midwifery Students an Haramaya and Jigjiga University, Eastern Ethiopia

Prevalence and Associated Factors of Needle Stick Injury among Nursing and Midwifery Students an Haramaya and Jigjiga University, Eastern Ethiopia

Awareness and experience in needle stick injuries among dental students at the University of Nairobi, Dental Hospital

A study to assess the awareness of needle prick injuries among the first year diploma nursing students at a selected medical centre, malaysia

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