SynthesisEnvironmental health and preventive medicine2020
Occupational exposures to blood and body fluids among healthcare workers in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
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- Seroprevalence of viral hepatitis B and C infections among healthcare workers in Ethiopia: A systematic review and meta-analysis.PloS one · 2024Pooled it
- Hepatitis B and C virus infection among healthcare workers in Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Environmental health and preventive medicine · 2021Pooled it
- Epidemiology and risk factors of needlestick injuries among healthcare workers in Iran: a systematic reviews and meta-analysis.Environmental health and preventive medicine · 2021Pooled it
- What predicts mucocutaneous exposure among health workers? Insights from an analytical cross-sectional study of 10 major hospitals in the Greater Accra region, Ghana.One health (Amsterdam, Netherlands) · 2026Article
- Immunological characterization of hepatitis B core antigen antibody among vaccinated adults lacking hepatitis B surface antigen in ethiopia: A multicenter facility-based study.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Awareness of standard precautions, circumstances of occurrence and management of occupational exposures to body fluids among healthcare workers in a regional level referral hospital (Bertoua, Cameroon).BMC health services research · 2024Article
- Infection prevention and control practices in the Pediatrics and Child Health Department of Tikur Anbessa Specialized Hospital, Ethiopia.Frontiers in public health · 2024Article
- Risk Factors for Occupational Blood Exposure, Compliance with Policies of Infection Prevention and Control, and Costs Associated with Post Exposure Management Among Nursing Staff.Infection and drug resistance · 2024Article
- Splash of body fluids among healthcare support staff in Ghana: a cross-sectional study.SAGE open medicine · 2024Article
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- HIV sero-status of healthcare workers in Addis Ababa public hospitals post exposure to infected blood and body fluids: A cross-sectional study, October 2022.Epidemiology and infection · 2023Article
- Knowledge, attitude, and practice towards hepatitis B virus among healthcare workers: a cross-sectional, hospital-based study in Montserrado County, Liberia.The Pan African medical journal · 2023Article
- The Prevalence of Occupational Accidents and the Associated Factors Among Janitorial Staff at a University Teaching Hospital in South Ethiopia.Risk management and healthcare policy · 2023Article
- HIV Sero-Status of Health Care Workers in Addis Ababa Public Hospitals After Post-Exposure Blood and Body Fluids: A Cross-Sectional Study, October 2022.Clinical medicine insights. Case reports · 2023Article
- Occupational Exposure to Blood and Body Fluids Among Nurses in the Emergency Department and Intensive Care Units of Public Hospitals in Addis Ababa City: Cross-sectional Study.Environmental health insights · 2023Article
- Prevalence and influence factors of occupational exposure to blood and body fluids in registered Chinese nurses: a national cross-sectional study.BMC nursing · 2022Article
- Global Occupational Exposure to Blood and Body Fluids among Healthcare Workers: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.The Canadian journal of infectious diseases & medical microbiology = Journal canadien des maladies infectieuses et de la microbiologie medicale · 2022Review
- Occupational blood exposure beyond needle stick injuries: hospital-based cross-sectional study among healthcare workers in governmental hospitals of Northern Ethiopia.BMC health services research · 2021Article
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Abstract
backgroundOccupational exposure to blood and body fluids is a major risk factor for the transmission of blood-borne infections to healthcare workers. There are several primary studies in Ethiopia yet they might not be at the national level to quantify the extent of occupational blood and body fluid exposures (splash of blood or other body fluids into the eyes, nose, or mouth) or blood contact with non-intact skin among the healthcare workers. This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to estimate the pooled prevalence of occupational blood and body fluid exposure of healthcare workers in Ethiopia.
methodsPubMed, Science Direct, Hinari, Google Scholar, and the Cochrane library were systematically searched; withal, the references of appended articles were also checked for further possible sources. The Cochrane Q test statistics and I
resultsOf the 641 articles identified through the database search, 36 studies were included in the final analysis. The estimated pooled lifetime and 12-month prevalence on occupational exposure to blood and body fluids among healthcare workers were found to be at 54.95% (95% confidence interval (CI), 48.25-61.65) and 44.24% (95% CI, 36.98-51.51), respectively. The study identified a variation in healthcare workers who were exposed to blood and body fluids across Ethiopian regions.
conclusionThe finding of the present study revealed that there was a high level of annual and lifetime exposures to blood and body fluids among healthcare workers in Ethiopia.
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