Survey on the current status of sharp injury among 11 358 health care workers in Gansu Province
10.3969/j.issn.1671-9638.2014.09.009
- VernacularTitle:甘肃省11358名医务人员锐器伤现状调查
- Author:
Haojun ZHANG
;
Yahong YANG
;
Ling CAI
;
Feihua XU
;
Junling WANG
;
Xingrong LIU
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
medical institute;
health care worker;
sharp injury;
occupational exposure;
occupational precaution
- From:
Chinese Journal of Infection Control
2014;(9):548-551
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To investigate the incidence of sharp injury (SI)among health care workers(HCWs)in dif-ferent levels of hospitals in Gansu Province,so as to improve HCWs’precaution awareness,standardize behavior, and provide guide for making occupational precaution measures.Methods From January to December 2012,HCWs in 38 medical institutes in Gansu Province were selected with stratified random sampling,HCWs were surveyed through questionnaires and interview.Results A total of 11 358 questionnaires were received,the incidence of SI was 9.87%(n=1 121),case rate was 12.60%(n=1 431),the frequency of SI was 1.05 times/(person·month).SI rates of different genders,positions and years of working were statistically different (all P <0.05).The main medical devices cau-sing SI were syringe needle,venous transfusion scalp needle and surgical suture .SI caused by known sources were 1 099 times (76.80%);980 times (68.48%)of SI were induced by contaminated sources,474 (48.37%)of which were blood-borne diseases,bloodborne disease exposure accounted for 33.12%.Among bloodborne disease exposure,hepatitis B virus accounted for 74.25%,Treponema pallidun 13.10%,hepatitis C virus 12.01% ,and human immunodeficiency virus 0.64%.Conclusion There is a high incidence rate of SI among HCWs in Gansu Province,it is a very important public health problem which needs to be solved.
