The impact of occupational splash, sharps and needlestick injuries (SSNIs) on the quality of life of healthcare workers in a Kenyan university hospital

Ongete, George; Duffy, Francis

doi:10.3233/wor-172664

Cited by 10 publications

(3 citation statements)

References 42 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…Healthcare workers are at greater risk of occupational exposure to splashes, sharps, and needlestick injuries (SSNIs) [ 1 ]. Since, splashing of blood and body secretion has not been mentioned in the majority of studies and their focus was on needlestick and sharp injuries in Iran.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Prevalence of needlestick and sharps injuries in the healthcare workers of Iranian hospitals: an updated meta-analysis

Gheshlagh

Aslani

Shabani

et al. 2018

Environ Health Prev Med

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

BackgroundNeedlestick and sharps injuries (NSIs) are critical occupational risk among health care workers (HCWs), which is extremely worrying due to the potential risk of transmitting bloodborn pathogens (BBPs). This study was carried out to evaluate the prevalence of NSIs among Iranian HCWs.MethodsIn this systematic review and meta-analysis, the key terms percu* injur*, needle* stick injur*, needlestick* injur*, or sharp* injur* were searched in the Scientific Information Database (SID), MagIran, IranMedex, Google Scholar, Science Direct, PubMed, and Scopus. A prefabricated checklist, including variables: first author, publication year, study population, sample size, gender, total prevalence of needlestick in each gender, type of questionnaire, region, and type of hospitals, was used to extract data from the selected articles included which were published between 2003 and 2016.ResultsThe analysis showed that the prevalence of NSIs in the Iranian HCWs was 42.5% (95% CI 37–48). Moreover, the prevalence of NSIs was more in women (47%; 95% CI 36–58) compared to men (42%; 95% CI 26–58).ConclusionGiven the high prevalence of NSIs, it is necessary to supply safe needles and instruments, hold training programs focused on new methods of using sharp objects safely, observe safety principles and standards, reinforce the practical skills of personnel, and pay more attention to reporting and improving occupational behaviors like avoiding needle recapping in order to reduce the prevalence of NSIs and consequently reduce potential risk of transmission of BBPs.

show abstract

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Prevalence of needlestick and sharps injuries in the healthcare workers of Iranian hospitals: an updated meta-analysis

Gheshlagh

Aslani

Shabani

et al. 2018

Environ Health Prev Med

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…The studies explored in this review suggest that medical students need psychological support following a sharps injury. Healthcare workers sustaining a sharps injury should be assessed and appropriate expert help provided for their psychological wellbeing (Ongete and Duffy, 2018). Owing to the psychological impact that sharps injuries can have on healthcare workers, Wu et al (2014) suggested that follow-up interventions should include psychosocial support, but the evidence suggests that this is not always happening.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

The psychological impact of sharps injuries sustained by medical students

Hambridge

2022

Br J Hosp Med

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Much is known and reported about sharps injuries among healthcare workers, but there has been a lack of published evidence regarding the psychological impact of sharps injuries among medical students. The purpose of this narrative review was to discover the psychological impact of sharps injuries within the medical student population. Medical, health and psychology databases were searched for studies written in the English language and published between 1980 and 2021. The review identified six studies conducted in six countries which described the psychological impacts of sharps injuries among medical students as being fear, anxiety, depression and post-traumatic stress disorder. The findings highlight the potential psychological issues created by sharps injuries, and highlights that further research is needed into this topic to aid the education and prevention of this harmful problem.

show abstract

“…One research published by Ongete and Duffy early this year [10] revealed a lot. The cross sectional descriptive study conducted in a Kenyan University Teaching and Referral Hospital sampled at risk cadre of staff including doctors, nurses, housekeeping staff, phlebotomists, dentists amongst others n= 416, out which 192(46.2%) had experienced SSNIs.…”

Section: Quality Of Life Impactmentioning

confidence: 99%

The impact of occupational splash, sharps and needlestick injuries (SSNIs) on the quality of life of healthcare workers in a Kenyan university hospital

Cited by 10 publications

References 42 publications

Prevalence of needlestick and sharps injuries in the healthcare workers of Iranian hospitals: an updated meta-analysis

Prevalence of needlestick and sharps injuries in the healthcare workers of Iranian hospitals: an updated meta-analysis

The psychological impact of sharps injuries sustained by medical students

"Sexual Intimacy Issues in Occupational Exposure to Blood Borne Pathogens (Bbps)"

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About