ArticleJournal of clinical and diagnostic research : JCDR2015
Effectiveness of Intensive Interactive Classes and Hands on Practice to Increase Awareness about Sharps Injuries and Splashes among Health Care Workers.
Article in Journal of clinical and diagnostic research : JCDR, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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- Education and training for preventing sharps injuries and splash exposures in healthcare workers.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2021Pooled it
- Devices for preventing percutaneous exposure injuries caused by needles in healthcare personnel.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2017Pooled it
- Comprehensive structured training on occupational health hazards and vaccination: A novel initiative toward employee safety.Journal of family medicine and primary care · 2022Article
- Continued nursing education in low-income and middle-income countries: a narrative synthesis.BMJ global health · 2020Review
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Abstract
backgroundOccupational exposure to sharps and splashes pose a major hazard among health care workers (HCWs); so knowledge and awareness regarding sharps/splashes by blood and potentially infectious body fluids (BBF) is a must. Hence, the study was done to assess the extent of knowledge of the staff and using awareness classes and hands on practice as a model to increase awareness as well as prevention. MATERIALS AND
methodsThis prospective interventional cohort study, using before - after trial, was conducted in a Level I trauma care centre. All cadres of HCWs were enrolled randomly into 5 different groups of 15 each. This study was conducted in 2 phases - interactive classes and hands on practice (Phase I) and questionnaire assessment and work area observation (phase II). This was repeated twice and the final outcome was analysed. A systematic level of grading was used to assess the improvement.
resultsIt was observed that Group 1 (doctors) and group 2 (nurses) had the maximum knowledge about such exposures and its prevention compared to the other groups (groups 3, 4 and 5) during the initial assessment (Phase I). The remaining groups showed a major improvement after the 2(nd) assessment, though their knowledge was poor in the beginning. Groups 1and 2 showed 32% and remaining groups showed a 25% improvement in voluntary reporting after the second assessment (Phase II).
conclusionAwareness classes and hands on practice are indeed useful in generating knowledge about sharps/ splashes. Certain incentives given at right time can improve it further.
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