Prevalence of needlestick injury among healthcare workers in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Abstract

Background Health facilities can provide diagnostic, curative, and prognostic services for the community. While providing services, healthcare workers can be exposed to needlestick injuries that can transmit pathogenic organisms through body fluids. Objective The aim was to establish the pooled prevalence of needlestick injuries among healthcare workers in Ethiopia. Methods This systematic review and meta-analysis was conducted according to PRISMA guidelines. Articles were searched from Google Scholar, PubMed, Science Direct, and Scopus databases using a combination of keywords and Boolean functions. All the searched articles were imported into the EndNote X9 software, and then, duplicate data files were removed. Article screening and data extraction were done independently by two authors. Data manipulation and analyses were done using STATA version 15.1 software. Results The analysis of 23 full-text articles showed that the prevalence of the 12-month and lifetime needlestick injuries among the primary studies ranged from 13.2 to 55.1% and 18.6 to 63.6%, respectively. The pooled prevalence of needlestick injuries among the Ethiopian healthcare workers was 28.8% (95% CI 23.0–34.5) and 43.6% (95% CI 35.3–52.0) for the 12 months and lifetime, respectively. Conclusions The pooled prevalence of needlestick injuries among Ethiopian healthcare workers was high. Therefore, efforts should be implemented to reduce the occurrence of injuries. Adequate protective equipment and safety-engineered devices should be supplied for the healthcare workers. It could be more effective to reduce the factors contributing to increased exposures through the allocation of adequate numbers of the healthcare workforce and implementing in-service training.

Work related injury and its disparity across selected occupations in Ethiopia: systematic review and meta-analysis

“…Furthermore, in this meta-analysis it was observed that those workers who had drinking alcohol, smoking cigarette and chewing khat habit and having work related stress had higher work related injury as compared to their counterparts. This nding is supported by previous studies conducted so far (32,34,35). The possible explanation could be because of a worker's substance use habit and work related stress reduces his/her concentration at work and use of PPE habit during work.…”

Anxiety and perceived psychological impact associated with needle stick and sharp device injury among tertiary hospital workers, Vientiane, Lao PDR

“…During the interviews, the interviewers heard anecdotal reports from several respondents that some of their colleagues could not continue their job and had resign from their job because of the worries and anxieties after experiencing NSSIs. A study suggested an association between NSSIs and depressive symptoms 31) showed that the rates of NSSI were similar or higher, but the differences were less than twice comparing to this study: West African countries (45.7%) 32) , Turkey (64.1%) 33) , Ethiopia (63.6%) 34) , Nepal (74.3%) 35) , and Thailand (55.5%) 36) (The first four papers are NSSIs for the past 6 months, and the last paper is NSSIs for the past year). The variation on the rates of NSSIs may be due to variations in scope of hospital services.…”

“…This study found 42.1% of hospital workers experienced NSSIs over entire careers and 11.4% of them experienced in the past 6 months. Previous studies from developing countries, which reported the rate of NSSIs among hospital workers over entire careers, showed that the rates of NSSI were similar or higher, but the differences were less than twice comparing to this study: West African countries (45.7%) 31 ) , Turkey (64.1%) 32 ) , Ethiopia (63.6%) 33 ) , Nepal (74.3%) 34 ) , and Thailand (55.5%) 35 ) (The first four papers are NSSIs for the past 6 months, and the last paper is NSSIs for the past year). The variation on the rates of NSSIs may be due to variations in scope of hospital services.…”

Prevalence of occupational exposure to needle-stick injury and associated factors among healthcare workers of developing countries: Systematic review

“…Occupational health and safety are vital in every organization, particularly in healthcare settings. 31 This study reviewed the prevalence of needle-stick injuries among healthcare workers and factors associated with the prevalence of NSIs in developing countries. In the review, a total of 13 articles that assess the prevalence of NSIs and/or factors associated with NSIs were included.…”