The current situation of occupational protection against skin/mucosa contamination among obstetrician and gynecologist.
- Author:
Yujuan ZHANG
1
;
Peng LI
;
Jianmei WANG
2
;
Yan HUO
;
Jing YANG
Author Information
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- MeSH: Hospitals; Humans; Hygiene; Incidence; Mucous Membrane; microbiology; Needlestick Injuries; Occupational Diseases; epidemiology; prevention & control; Occupational Exposure; prevention & control; Physicians; statistics & numerical data; Safety Management; Skin; microbiology; Surveys and Questionnaires
- From: Chinese Journal of Industrial Hygiene and Occupational Diseases 2015;33(3):204-206
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
OBJECTIVETo investigate the occurrence and protection of skin/mucosa contamination among obstetrician and gynecologist.
METHODSBy random, stratified, and clustered sampling, 219 obstetrician and gynecologist were selected. 210 valid questionnaires were collected, efficiency is 95.89%. 110 obstetrician and gynecologist come from tertiary hospitals, 100 come from secondary hospitals. A self-administered questionnaire on skin/mucosa contamination was employed to gauge the implementation of protection, types and working links of skin/mucosa contamination.
RESULTSOf the respondents, only 14.76% (31/210) and 5.24% (11/210) adhered to proper hand washing and wearing protective glasses within nearly 1 year in practical work. Of the respondents, 73.81% (155/210) had experienced the skin/mucosa contamination during their vocation, 50.95% (107/210) occurred sharps injuries, 45.71% (96/210) occurred damaged skin contamination, and 43.33% (91/210) occurred mucosa contamination. Sharps injuries mainly occurred when abdominal operation (45.71%, 96/120), damaged skin contamination mainly occurred when gynecological examination (21.43%, 45/210), and mucosa contamination mainly occurred when midwifery (37.14%, 78/210).
CONCLUSIONThe implementation of protective measures is inadequate and incidence of skin/mucosa contamination is higher among obstetrician and gynecologist. Therefore, occupational protection education should focus on different types and working links of skin/mucosa contamination. At the same time, strict supervision and management system should be established.
