An investigation into the effect of needle stick injuries on the healthcare workers in besat hospital a brief report

Darvishi, M and Forootan, M and Noori, M and Nazer, Mohamad Reza and Eghbali, M and Hormozi, S.F (2019) An investigation into the effect of needle stick injuries on the healthcare workers in besat hospital a brief report. International Journal of Pharmaceutical Research, 11 (2). pp. 337-338.

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Abstract

This study aimed to evaluate the effect of Needle Stick injuries on the healthcare workers in Besat Hospital. In this descriptive cross-sectional study, 150 healthcare personnel of Besat Hospital, who suffered from needle stick injuries, were selected. The results showed that the mean age of the subjects was 28.8 years with a standard deviation of 8.6 years. Accordingly, 50.7% were males and 49.3% were females. The population consisted of students (17.3%), nurses (17.3%), physicians (2.7%), healthcare workers (52.7%) and others (10%). 62.7% had degrees lower than bachelor's degree, 32.7% had a bachelor's degree and 4.7% had MA or higher degrees. No cases of hepatitis B and C and HIV infection were observed in the subjects. According to the results, there were no cases of hepatitis B and C and HIV infection in the healthcare workers of Besat Hospital

Item Type: Article
Subjects: R Medicine > RZ Other systems of medicine
Divisions: Faculty of Medicine, Health and Life Sciences > School of Medicine
Depositing User: samira sepahvandy
Date Deposited: 27 Aug 2019 06:06
Last Modified: 27 Aug 2019 06:06
URI: http://eprints.lums.ac.ir/id/eprint/1765

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