Incidence of occupational exposure to blood and body fluids and measures taken by health care workers before and after exposure in regional hospitals of a developing country: a multicenter study

Mohsen Sabermoghaddam; Masoumeh Sarbaz; Hossein Lashkardoost; Amine Kaviani; Saeid Eslami; Javad Rezazadeh

doi:10.1016/j.ajic.2015.05.010

Incidence of occupational exposure to blood and body fluids and measures taken by health care workers before and after exposure in regional hospitals of a developing country: a multicenter study

Am J Infect Control. 2015 Oct 1;43(10):1137-8. doi: 10.1016/j.ajic.2015.05.010. Epub 2015 Jul 6.

Authors

Mohsen Sabermoghaddam¹, Masoumeh Sarbaz², Hossein Lashkardoost³, Amine Kaviani⁴, Saeid Eslami⁵, Javad Rezazadeh⁶

Affiliations

¹ Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, Qaem Hospital, School of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, I.R. Iran.
² Health Information Technology and Medical Records Department, School of Paramedical Sciences, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, I.R. Iran; Department of Medical Informatics, School of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, I.R. Iran.
³ School of Public Health, North Khorasan University of Medical Sciences, Bojnurd, I.R. Iran.
⁴ Imam Ali Hospital, North Khorasan University of Medical Sciences, Bojnurd, I.R. Iran.
⁵ Department of Medical Informatics, School of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, I.R. Iran; Pharmaceutical Research Center, School of Pharmacy, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, I.R. Iran; Department of Medical Informatics, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
⁶ Department of Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, North Khorasan University of Medical Sciences, Bojnourd, I.R. Iran; Samen al a'eme Hospital, Social Security Organization, Bojnurd, I.R. Iran. Electronic address: rezazadeh.1988@gmail.com.

PMID: 26159497
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2015.05.010

Abstract

This cross-sectional study was conducted on 371 health care workers working in government hospitals in the Northern Khorasan province of Iran. Exposure to sharp objects was 44% and 31% of participants had a history of being in contact with blood or body fluids of patients. Among health care workers who had needlestick injuries, 82 had a positive hepatitis B surface antibody titer measured after injury.

Keywords: Blood splatter; Needle stick injury; Sharp objects injury; Standard precautions.

Publication types

Multicenter Study

MeSH terms

Body Fluids
Cross-Sectional Studies
Developing Countries
Health Personnel*
Hospitals, Public
Humans
Incidence
Infection Control / methods*
Iran
Needlestick Injuries
Occupational Diseases / diagnosis*
Occupational Exposure*
Post-Exposure Prophylaxis / methods*
Surveys and Questionnaires
Weights and Measures