Knowledge, attitudes, and practices of anaesthesia personnel towards needle stick injuries in a tertiary care hospital

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作者：

Tahir, Saqiba ^{[1
]}

Hamid, Mohammad ^{[1
]}

Khan, Sobia ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Aga Khan Univ Hosp, Dept Anaesthesiol, Karachi, Pakistan

来源：

JOURNAL OF THE PAKISTAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION | 2024年 / 74卷 / 09期

关键词：

Health knowledge; Attitudes; Practice; Needle stick injuries; Anaesthesia;

D O I：

10.47391/JPMA.11178

中图分类号：

R5 [内科学];

学科分类号：

1002 ; 100201 ;

摘要：

The cross-sectional, prospective study was conducted at was distributed amongst anaesthesia personnel, including room nurses and pain nurses working in the Department of Anaesthesiology for >3 months. Knowledge, attitudes and practices were assessed according to the operational definitions. Of the 162 respondents, 106(65.4%) were males and 56(34.6%) were females. The overall mean age was 31 +/- 6.2 years. Adequate knowledge was found in 41(25%) had a needle-stick injury, and, among them, 49(87.5%) had a positive attitude. Also, 156(96.3%) participants followed good practices. Although entirely preventable, needle stick injuries were found to be common, indicating the need for proper implementation or revision of existing policies and attainment of safe needle devices.

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页码：1681 / 1684

页数：4

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