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OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE TO NEEDLE STICK AND ITS RISK FACTORS AMONG HEALTHCARE WORKERS IN ONE OF SABZEVAR’S HOSPITAL

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  70-77

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 Background and aims: One of the most important and preventable hazard related to HEALTHCARE WORKERS (HCWs) are NEEDLE STICK Injuries (NSI). Biologic outcomes of these injuries can be so hazardous and can cause to transmission of disease such as AIDS, Hepatitis B and C. The aim of this study was determination of OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE to NEEDLE STICK and its risk factors in one of Sabzevar’s hospital.Methods: This is a cross sectional study on HCWs that by the help of related questionnaire, rate and characteristics of exposure of healthcare personnel was determined. Sampling method was in form of consensus and finally collected data with the help of STATA software and using descriptive and chi-square test were analyzed.Results: OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE to NEEDLE STICK among participated HCWs with at least one injury in 12 months before study was close to 32.99%. Among the different variables that might have influenced on the NEEDLE STICK injuries only training, education level and work experience had significant relationship. (p=0.001, 0.009, 0.009). About organizational factors, the result showed there is a good guideline for reporting injuries and about 79% of employees said they are familiar with how to report.Conclusion: The study showed that OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE to NEEDLE STICK among HCWs has a high frequency in this hospital. This problem should also be controlled in according to hierarchy. It seemed educational intervention could be useful in decrease of NEEDLE STICK injuries problems.

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    ABARESHI, FATEMEH, HEKMATSHOAR, REZA, ZOKAEI, MOJTABA, & AKRAMI, RAHIM. (2018). OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE TO NEEDLE STICK AND ITS RISK FACTORS AMONG HEALTHCARE WORKERS IN ONE OF SABZEVAR’S HOSPITAL. IRAN OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH JOURNAL, 14(6 ), 70-77. SID. https://sid.ir/paper/129117/en

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    ABARESHI FATEMEH, HEKMATSHOAR REZA, ZOKAEI MOJTABA, AKRAMI RAHIM. OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE TO NEEDLE STICK AND ITS RISK FACTORS AMONG HEALTHCARE WORKERS IN ONE OF SABZEVAR’S HOSPITAL. IRAN OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH JOURNAL[Internet]. 2018;14(6 ):70-77. Available from: https://sid.ir/paper/129117/en

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    FATEMEH ABARESHI, REZA HEKMATSHOAR, MOJTABA ZOKAEI, and RAHIM AKRAMI, “OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE TO NEEDLE STICK AND ITS RISK FACTORS AMONG HEALTHCARE WORKERS IN ONE OF SABZEVAR’S HOSPITAL,” IRAN OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH JOURNAL, vol. 14, no. 6 , pp. 70–77, 2018, [Online]. Available: https://sid.ir/paper/129117/en

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