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SynthesisEnvironmental health and preventive medicine2018

Prevalence of needlestick and sharps injuries in the healthcare workers of Iranian hospitals: an updated meta-analysis.

Reza Ghanei Gheshlagh, Marzieh Aslani, Fidan Shabani, Sahar Dalvand, Naser Parizad

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Synthesis in Environmental health and preventive medicine, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 39 papers, 5 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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39 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 75 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 5 institutions in 1 country.

Reza Ghanei GheshlaghClinical Care Research Center, Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences, Sanandaj, Iran.
Marzieh AslaniShahid Beheshti Hospital of Hamadan, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran.
Fidan ShabaniDepartment of Nursing, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Sahar DalvandMSc of Biostatistics, Health Promotion Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Naser ParizadDepartment of Medical-Surgical Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Urmia University of Medical Sciences, Pardis Nazlou, 11 km of Nazlou Road, Urmia, Iran. nparizad@gmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7393-3010
Hamedan University of Medical Sciences · IRIran University of Medical Sciences · IRKurdistan University of Medical Sciences · IRUniversity of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences · IRUrmia University · IR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundNeedlestick and sharps injuries (NSIs) are critical occupational risk among health care workers (HCWs), which is extremely worrying due to the potential risk of transmitting bloodborn pathogens (BBPs). This study was carried out to evaluate the prevalence of NSIs among Iranian HCWs.

methodsIn this systematic review and meta-analysis, the key terms percu* injur*, needle* stick injur*, needlestick* injur*, or sharp* injur* were searched in the Scientific Information Database (SID), MagIran, IranMedex, Google Scholar, Science Direct, PubMed, and Scopus. A prefabricated checklist, including variables: first author, publication year, study population, sample size, gender, total prevalence of needlestick in each gender, type of questionnaire, region, and type of hospitals, was used to extract data from the selected articles included which were published between 2003 and 2016.

resultsThe analysis showed that the prevalence of NSIs in the Iranian HCWs was 42.5% (95% CI 37-48). Moreover, the prevalence of NSIs was more in women (47%; 95% CI 36-58) compared to men (42%; 95% CI 26-58).

conclusionGiven the high prevalence of NSIs, it is necessary to supply safe needles and instruments, hold training programs focused on new methods of using sharp objects safely, observe safety principles and standards, reinforce the practical skills of personnel, and pay more attention to reporting and improving occupational behaviors like avoiding needle recapping in order to reduce the prevalence of NSIs and consequently reduce potential risk of transmission of BBPs.

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HumansIranNeedlestick InjuriesPersonnel, HospitalPrevalenceRisk FactorsSex FactorsHealth care workersIranMeta-analysisNeedlestickPrevalence

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PMID30193569
PMCPMC6129009
OpenAlexW2890381093

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