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SynthesisEnvironmental health and preventive medicine2019

Prevalence of needlestick injury among healthcare workers in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Teshiwal Deress Yazie, Kasaw Adane Chufa, Mekonnen Girma Tebeje

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Synthesis in Environmental health and preventive medicine, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 18 papers, 5 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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18 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 47 citations in OpenAlex.

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  17. Worldwide Prevalence of Occupational Exposure to Needle Stick Injury among Healthcare Workers: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.The Canadian journal of infectious diseases & medical microbiology = Journal canadien des maladies infectieuses et de la microbiologie medicale · 2021
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Teshiwal Deress YazieUnit of Quality Assurance and Laboratory Management, School of Biomedical and Laboratory Sciences, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Gondar, P.O. Box 196, Gondar, Ethiopia. teshiwalderess@gmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1678-604X
Kasaw Adane ChufaUnit of Quality Assurance and Laboratory Management, School of Biomedical and Laboratory Sciences, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Gondar, P.O. Box 196, Gondar, Ethiopia.
Mekonnen Girma TebejeUnit of Quality Assurance and Laboratory Management, School of Biomedical and Laboratory Sciences, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Gondar, P.O. Box 196, Gondar, Ethiopia.
University of Gondar · ET

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundHealth facilities can provide diagnostic, curative, and prognostic services for the community. While providing services, healthcare workers can be exposed to needlestick injuries that can transmit pathogenic organisms through body fluids.

objectiveThe aim was to establish the pooled prevalence of needlestick injuries among healthcare workers in Ethiopia.

methodsThis systematic review and meta-analysis was conducted according to PRISMA guidelines. Articles were searched from Google Scholar, PubMed, Science Direct, and Scopus databases using a combination of keywords and Boolean functions. All the searched articles were imported into the EndNote X9 software, and then, duplicate data files were removed. Article screening and data extraction were done independently by two authors. Data manipulation and analyses were done using STATA version 15.1 software.

resultsThe analysis of 23 full-text articles showed that the prevalence of the 12-month and lifetime needlestick injuries among the primary studies ranged from 13.2 to 55.1% and 18.6 to 63.6%, respectively. The pooled prevalence of needlestick injuries among the Ethiopian healthcare workers was 28.8% (95% CI 23.0-34.5) and 43.6% (95% CI 35.3-52.0) for the 12 months and lifetime, respectively.

conclusionsThe pooled prevalence of needlestick injuries among Ethiopian healthcare workers was high. Therefore, efforts should be implemented to reduce the occurrence of injuries. Adequate protective equipment and safety-engineered devices should be supplied for the healthcare workers. It could be more effective to reduce the factors contributing to increased exposures through the allocation of adequate numbers of the healthcare workforce and implementing in-service training.

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EthiopiaHealth PersonnelHumansNeedlestick InjuriesOccupational ExposureOccupational InjuriesPrevalenceEthiopiaHealthcare workerNeedlestick injuryOccupational exposurePercutaneous exposure

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