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ReviewInternational journal of dentistry2018

The Prevalence and Underreporting of Needlestick Injuries among Dental Healthcare Workers in Pakistan: A Systematic Review.

Mehak Pervaiz, Ruth Gilbert, Nasreen Ali

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Review in International journal of dentistry, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 20 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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20citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

20 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 34 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Mehak PervaizAPPNA Institute of Public Health, Jinnah Sindh Medical University, Karachi, Pakistan.ORCID 0000-0002-5550-4121
Ruth GilbertSchool of Healthcare Practice, University of Bedfordshire, Putteridge Bury, Luton, Bedfordshire LU2 8LE, UK.
Nasreen AliInstitute of Health Research, University of Bedfordshire, Putteridge Bury, Luton, Bedfordshire LU2 8LE, UK.ORCID 0000-0003-2017-8482
University of Bedfordshire · GBJinnah Sindh Medical University · PK

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Needlestick injuries (NSIs) are a major occupational health problem among dental healthcare workers (HCWs) in Pakistan, which places them at a significant risk of acquiring blood-borne infections. However, not all NSIs are reported, leading to an underestimation of the actual prevalence. The harmful impacts of NSIs on the healthcare delivery necessitate an urgent need to measure its actual prevalence.

Identifiers

PMID29623091
PMCPMC5829343
OpenAlexW2787927381

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