Needle stick injuries and compliance among doctors and nurses

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Background : Needle stick injuries (NSI) as an occupational hazard is a concern to employers and health professionals.

The literature shows that NSI although a common incident, it is preventable through proper training and routine vaccinations of all hospital employees.

Objectives : To determine the incidence of NSI among doctors and nurses in a teaching hospital and the contributing factors towards these injuries.

Design: A Cross-Sectional Study.

Setting : King Hamad University Hospital, Bahrain.

Method : Two data collection approaches were employed in the study: a retrospective review of records and a survey instrument.

Result : One hundred fifty questionnaires were distributed, 91 responded; 30 had NSI.

Fifteen (50%) were nurses, and 15 (50%) were doctors.

Only 16 (53%) of the NSI respondents attended an annual training program on infection prevention and control; 14 (47%) nurses and 2 (7%) doctors attended an annual training program on infection prevention and control.

Thirteen (43%) nurses and 8 (27%) doctors reported that ‘I should not recap a needle’, P-value 0.030.

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