ArticleJournal of family medicine and primary care2022
Needlestick and sharps' injury in healthcare students: Prevalence, knowledge, attitude and practice.
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- Prevalence of needlestick injuries among nurses and nursing students in Pakistan: a meta-analysis of observational studies.BMC nursing · 2025Article
- A competency-based framework for preventing blood-borne pathogen occupational exposures in medical students: literature review and Delphi study.BMC medical education · 2025Review
- A machine learning-based approach for precision risk stratification and multifactorial analysis of needlestick injuries in oral and maxillofacial surgery nursing.BMC nursing · 2025Article
- Healthcare trainees' Hepatitis B surface antibodies in the times of universal vaccination: a cross-sectional study.Antimicrobial stewardship & healthcare epidemiology : ASHE · 2025Article
- Chiropractic students' views on needle stick injuries and protocols at a South African university.Health SA = SA Gesondheid · 2025Article
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- Occupational Exposure to Sharp Object Injuries Among Healthcare Workers in Dammam and Jeddah Hospitals, Saudi Arabia.Journal of multidisciplinary healthcare · 2024Article
- Occurrence of Needlestick Injury Among the Healthcare Workers in a Tertiary Care Center in Western Rajasthan, India.Indian journal of occupational and environmental medicineArticle
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Abstract
Purpose: Needlestick and sharps injury is an occupational hazard, and it presents with a constant risk of exposure to blood-borne pathogens. Students are particularly at risk due to a lack of experience and handling skills. The present study was designed to assess the prevalence of needle stick injury and evaluate the knowledge, attitude, and practice regarding its prevention and management among students of a medical campus. Methods: A cross-sectional, questionnaire-based study was conducted among healthcare students of the medical campus in Sangli, Maharashtra. Overall, the study included 942 participants belonging to medical, dental, and nursing faculties. Results: Overall, the prevalence rate of needlestick and sharps injury was found to be 25.2%. The prevalence was highest amongst nursing students. The students had adequate knowledge about blood-borne virus (BBV) transmission and prevention of needlestick injury. However, there was a substantial shortfall in post-exposure prophylaxis knowledge amongst the students. A deficit in translation between knowledge to practice was noted, particularly in the case of needlestick injury prevention and management. Conclusion: The present study found that one in four students experience needlestick injury; overall knowledge regarding prevention and management of needlestick injury was lesser than desired, and gaps in knowledge and practice were identified in the present study. This can be rectified by curricular reforms, periodic educational programs and stern reinforcement of guidelines. Instilling reporting centers and devising a standing operating procedure in the event of needlestick injury are the needs of the hour.
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