Impact of Healthcare Workers Training on Safe Injection Practice at Fayoum University Hospitals

Injection practices was common medical procedure done by nurses according doctor’s prescription. In nursing process, injection practice is part of nursing intervention, but injection practices was risky for the health care workers. Needle stick injury was happened to the nurses, 18% due disposal of the needle, and 15% while draw the blood for laboratory study. Adherence to the work procedure influence by few behavior factors. Aim of research of the research were to finding out of the factors influence of adherence to safe injection practice among the nurses at healthcare center X Qatar. Type of the research was observational analytic quantities of the analytic description, using cross sectional approach. 9 variable latent with 56 variable indicator. Size of sample were 114 nurses. Data analytic with using PLS-SEM. T-statistic value on variable culture 2.94; environment 1.99; work procedure 3.81 and supervisory 3.10. T-statistic of Individual characteristic, work facility, attitude, and knowledge bellow 1.96. R2 variable adherence were showed 96.05% with Q2 87.07%. Culture, environment, work procedure and supervisory influenced of the adherence safe injection practice among the nurses. (96.05%) variable independent influence of the adherence safe injection practice among the nurses, within 87.07% showed good predicted.

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Strategies and challenges for safe injection practice in developing countries

Journal of Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapeutics ◽

10.4103/0976-500x.107634 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 4 (1) ◽

pp. 8 ◽

Cited By ~ 12

Author(s):

Sudesh Gyawali ◽

DevendraSingh Rathore ◽

PRavi Shankar ◽

KC Vikash Kumar

Keyword(s):

Developing Countries ◽

Injection Practice ◽

Safe Injection ◽

Safe Injection Practice

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Rapid assessment of safe injection practice in a tertiary care hospital of Eastern India

International Journal of Community Medicine and Public Health ◽

10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20174117 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 4 (10) ◽

pp. 3576

Author(s):

Sadhu Charan Panda

Keyword(s):

General Population ◽

Tertiary Care Hospital ◽

Tertiary Care ◽

Rapid Assessment ◽

Care Hospital ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Injection Practice ◽

Safe Injection ◽

Safe Injection Practice ◽

Unsafe Injection

Background: Unsafe injection practice is harmful to the patients, providers and community especially in a tertiary care hospital. On this backdrop, a rapid assessment of injection practice has been conducted with aim of identifying determinants and indicators of safe injection practice. Methods: A cross sectional study was conducted among 20 providers, 20 prescribers, 100 prescriptions and 120 general population by convenient sampling as per WHO from November 2016 to April 2017 in the hospital of VSS Institute of Medical Sciences & Research, Burla using interview, observation method and analysis of prescriptions. Results: Knowledge about possibility of transmission of HCV due to unsafe injection practice was 80% among providers and 40% among general population. All providers were using sterile syringe and needle though 60% of them were seen not using gloves in case IV Injection/blood transfusion and needle recapping was done by half of them 100 per cent of injection providers reported that they have access to a sharps waste disposal facility. Needle recapping was done by half of them. OT8 indicator was 26.7(%). Average number of injections per person based on the population data was 1 injection per annum. Conclusions: Unsafe injection practice has to be tackled by CME among prescribers about rationale use of injections, antibiotics from essential drug list, regular supply of equipment and hub cutter and education of providers and people about injection safety will prevent avoidable communicable diseases.

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ANALYSIS OF FACTORS ADHERENCE TO SAFE INJECTION PRACTICE PROCEDRUES AMONG NURSES HEALTHCARE CENTER QATAR.

International Journal of Advanced Research ◽

10.21474/ijar01/9502 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 7 (8) ◽

pp. 295-304

Author(s):

Sobur Setiaman ◽

Keyword(s):

Injection Practice ◽

Healthcare Center ◽

Safe Injection ◽

Safe Injection Practice

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Study of status of safe injection practice and knowledge regarding injection safety among primary health care workers in Baglung district, western Nepal

BMC International Health and Human Rights ◽

10.1186/1472-698x-13-3 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 13 (1) ◽

Cited By ~ 11

Author(s):

Sudesh Gyawali ◽

Devendra S Rathore ◽

Bhuvan KC ◽

P Ravi Shankar

Keyword(s):

Health Care ◽

Primary Health Care ◽

Health Care Workers ◽

Primary Health ◽

Injection Practice ◽

Care Workers ◽

Safe Injection ◽

Safe Injection Practice ◽

Injection Safety

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SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence and asymptomatic viral carriage in healthcare workers: a cross-sectional study

Thorax ◽

10.1136/thoraxjnl-2020-215414 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 75 (12) ◽

pp. 1089-1094 ◽

Cited By ~ 22

Author(s):

Adrian Shields ◽

Sian E Faustini ◽

Marisol Perez-Toledo ◽

Sian Jossi ◽

Erin Aldera ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Intensive Care ◽

Healthcare Workers ◽

Venous Blood ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Nasopharyngeal Swab ◽

Sectional Study ◽

University Hospitals ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

General Internal ◽

Increased Risk

ObjectiveTo determine the rates of asymptomatic viral carriage and seroprevalence of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies in healthcare workers.DesignA cross-sectional study of asymptomatic healthcare workers undertaken on 24/25 April 2020.SettingUniversity Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust (UHBFT), UK.Participants545 asymptomatic healthcare workers were recruited while at work. Participants were invited to participate via the UHBFT social media. Exclusion criteria included current symptoms consistent with COVID-19. No potential participants were excluded.InterventionParticipants volunteered a nasopharyngeal swab and a venous blood sample that were tested for SARS-CoV-2 RNA and anti-SARS-CoV-2 spike glycoprotein antibodies, respectively. Results were interpreted in the context of prior illnesses and the hospital departments in which participants worked.Main outcome measureProportion of participants demonstrating infection and positive SARS-CoV-2 serology.ResultsThe point prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 viral carriage was 2.4% (n=13/545). The overall seroprevalence of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies was 24.4% (n=126/516). Participants who reported prior symptomatic illness had higher seroprevalence (37.5% vs 17.1%, χ2=21.1034, p<0.0001) and quantitatively greater antibody responses than those who had remained asymptomatic. Seroprevalence was greatest among those working in housekeeping (34.5%), acute medicine (33.3%) and general internal medicine (30.3%), with lower rates observed in participants working in intensive care (14.8%). BAME (Black, Asian and minority ethnic) ethnicity was associated with a significantly increased risk of seropositivity (OR: 1.92, 95% CI 1.14 to 3.23, p=0.01). Working on the intensive care unit was associated with a significantly lower risk of seropositivity compared with working in other areas of the hospital (OR: 0.28, 95% CI 0.09 to 0.78, p=0.02).Conclusions and relevanceWe identify differences in the occupational risk of exposure to SARS-CoV-2 between hospital departments and confirm asymptomatic seroconversion occurs in healthcare workers. Further investigation of these observations is required to inform future infection control and occupational health practices.

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Prevalence and Course of IgA and IgG Antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 in Healthcare Workers during the First Wave of the COVID-19 Outbreak in Germany: Interim Results from an Ongoing Observational Cohort Study

Healthcare ◽

10.3390/healthcare9050498 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 9 (5) ◽

pp. 498

Author(s):

Mark Reinwald ◽

Peter Markus Deckert ◽

Oliver Ritter ◽

Henrike Andresen ◽

Andreas G. Schreyer ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Cohort Study ◽

Healthcare Workers ◽

Significant Proportion ◽

Clinical Signs ◽

Signs And Symptoms ◽

Observational Cohort Study ◽

Igg Antibodies ◽

University Hospitals ◽

Observational Cohort

(1) Background: Healthcare workers (HCWs) are prone to intensified exposure to severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection in the ongoing pandemic. We prospectively analyzed the prevalence of antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 in HCWs at baseline and follow up with regard to clinical signs and symptoms in two university hospitals in Brandenburg, Germany. (2) Methods: Screening for anti-SARS-CoV-2 IgA and IgG antibodies was offered to HCWs at baseline and follow up two months thereafter in two hospitals of Brandenburg Medical School during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in Germany in an ongoing observational cohort study. Medical history and signs and symptoms were recorded by questionnaires and analyzed. (3) Results: Baseline seroprevalence of anti-SARS-CoV-2 IgA was 11.7% and increased to 15% at follow up, whereas IgG seropositivity was 2.1% at baseline and 2.2% at follow up. The rate of asymptomatic seropositive cases was 39.5%. Symptoms were not associated with general seropositivity for anti-SARS-CoV-2; however, class switch from IgA to IgG was associated with increased symptom burden. (4) Conclusions: The seroprevalence of antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 was low in HCWs but higher compared to population data and increased over time. Screening for antibodies detected a significant proportion of seropositive participants cases without symptoms.

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