scholarly journals The Effects of Nurses' Personal and Professional Characteristics on Needle Stick Injuries

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Masoud Askari Majdabadi ◽  
Seyed Mahdi Mousavi ◽  
Saeid Yazdanirad ◽  
Sogand Pirhadi ◽  
Seyyedeh Shadi Hosseini ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Marital Status ◽  
Educational Level ◽  
Work Experience ◽  
Individual Characteristics ◽  
Work Shift ◽  
Needle Stick ◽  
Professional Characteristics ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
History Of ◽  
Needle Stick Injuries

Background: Nurses face many professional dangers such as needle stick injuries. This study investigated the effects of nurses' personal and professional characteristics on needle stick injuries. Methods: The present cross-sectional study was performed on 200 nursing staff in a hospital. The sampling method was the classified method. Participants were asked to complete a researcher-made questionnaire on personal characteristics (age, work experience, gender, marital status, and educational level) and job (work department, number of shifts per month, and type of work shift). Also, the number of their needle stick events was extracted from their medical records. Results: The prevalence of needle sticks was 45.5%. Based on individual characteristics, the mean age and work experience of people with a history of needle stick are significantly lower than people without a history of needle stick (P <0.03). There was a significant relationship between needle stick history and educational level (P <0.00). However, there was no significant difference between the two groups without and with a history of needle stick in terms of marital status (P = 0.11) and gender (P = 0.13). Based on job characteristics, there were significant relationships between the history of needle stick with the variables of type of work shift (P = 0.00) and the number of shifts per month (P <0.00). Conclusion: Some personal and professional characteristics effective in needle sticking were identified. These findings can be used as a guide to prioritize individuals to take precautionary measures against needle sticking.

scholarly journals Factors Associated with Non-Adherence to Antihypertensive Medication among Hypertensive Patients in Community

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 53-59
Author(s):  
Tirtha Man Shrestha ◽  
Laxman Bhusal ◽  
Shankar Raut ◽  
Rajan Ghimire ◽  
Poonam Shrestha
Keyword(s):  
Family History ◽  
Marital Status ◽  
Antihypertensive Medication ◽  
Health Clinic ◽  
P Value ◽  
Hypertensive Patients ◽  
Adherence To Medication ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
History Of ◽  
Family History Of Hypertension

Objective: Hypertension is one of the common non-communicable health problems. While pharmacologic intervention is the most efficient way to control hypertension; non-adherence to medication is accounted as a significant cause for complications. This study was to address and to determine the magnitude of non-adherence among hypertensive patients by summarizing the associated risks factors among patients in community level. Method: This is a cross sectional study conducted on hypertensive patients who visited the community health clinic at Dhading, Nepal on 9th and 10th June 2018 using a pre structured questionnaire. Patients were sampled by nonprobability purposive sampling method. Effect of age, gender, marital status, employment, education level, presence of diabetes, cerebrovascular disease, current smoker, and family history of hypertension were analyzed by compliance of antihypertensive drugs using frequency distribution, chi-square test, and logistic regression. For all of the analysis p value <0.5 was considered as significance. Results: 150 patients were included in the study, out of whom 48 patients were found adherent and 102 patients non-adherent to antihypertensive medication. Out of total population 46% (n=69) were male and 54% (n=81) were female with no significant difference between compliant and noncompliant groups (OR= 1.512, p-=0.292). Mean age of patients in complaint group was 57 years and in non-compliant group was 52 years with odds ratio of 0.959 (p= 0.004, 95% C.I =0.933-0.987). However, there was no significant effect of marital status, employment status, and family history of hypertension on adherence to anti-hypertensive medication. Presence of diabetes had significant effect on adherence to medication (OR= 8.494, p= 0.014). The most common reason for non-adherence was the fear of getting stuck with medication for lifetime (n=31, 30.3%) followed by the use of ayurvedic/home remedy (n=27, 26.5%), unaware of complications (n=16, 15.7%), life style modification (n=14, 13.7%), and financial weakness (n=9, 8.8%). Pearson’s correlation of these reasons was between -1 to 0 with p value <0.5. Conclusion: Fear of taking medication lifelong was the major reason for non-adherence; however, age and comorbid health conditions like diabetes have a significant effect on adherence to medication. Health care awareness and counseling can help these patients to overcome the fear of taking medication for lifetime, which can increase the medication compliance rate.

scholarly journals Selected Demographic Characteristics and Employees’ Job satisfaction in Government Organizations: Dangila, Ethiopia

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 221-232
Author(s):  
Asrat Dagnew Kelkay ◽  
Amare Sahile ◽  
Sewagegn Mola ◽  
Dilnesa Yeshiwas
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Educational Level ◽  
Work Experience ◽  
Demographic Characteristics ◽  
T Test ◽  
Group Differences ◽  
Government Employees ◽  
Design Data ◽  
Government Organizations ◽  
Significant Difference

The purpose of this study was to investigate the difference between selected demographic characteristics and employees’ job satisfaction in government organizations. The study used a descriptive survey design. Data were collected from 112 government employees selected as sample members by using a stratified random sampling technique. To determine the levels of government employees’ job satisfaction, a one-sample t-test was used and an independent t-test was used for measuring whether there exists a significant difference between employees’ sex group on their job satisfaction, whereas a one-way analysis of variance analysis technique was applied to measure whether there exists a significant difference among government employees’ job satisfaction on their age, educational level and work experience. The following findings were obtained; employees had a significantly lower level of satisfaction on their jobs, job satisfaction of employees remained the same regardless of sex group differences and regardless of age, years of service and educational level group differences.   Keywords: Demographic characteristics, employees’ satisfaction and government organizations.  

Have the Health Care Professionals Needed Training Competencies to Educate Their Clients?

2016 ◽  
Vol 8 (11) ◽  
pp. 160
Author(s):  
Saman Saber ◽  
Azizollah Arbabisarjou ◽  
Massoud Zare ◽  
Toktam Kianian
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Marital Status ◽  
Health Care Providers ◽  
Health Care Professionals ◽  
Employment Status ◽  
Individual Characteristics ◽  
Work Place ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Training Performance ◽  
Significant Difference

<p><strong>INTRODUCTION: </strong>Health care professional are the first and most important level of health care providers that their training competencies determines the health of society. This study aimed to determine the training competencies of health care professionals for training the clients.</p><p><strong>MATERIALS &amp; METHODS: </strong>This is a descriptive cross sectional study conducted in Mashhad’s health care centers in 2013 using probability stratified cluster sampling technique. A total of 250 heath care professionals in the departments of vaccination, mothers and children care, disease fighting, midwifery and environmental health participated in the study. The research instrument was a check list to observe the training performance of the health care professionals.  Its validity confirmed by the content validity. Its reliability  calculated through inter-rater agreement with a correlation coefficient (r=0.70).The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and analytical tests including Pearson correlation test, independent sample T-test, ANOVA, and Chi square.</p><p><strong>RESULTS:</strong> The results showed that most health care professionals (66.4%) had the proper training competencies in client education.  Training competencies were dependent on individual characteristics such as marital status, work place, employment status, age, experience, and history of participation in different training health workshops. The results showed that the training competencies of 166 workers (66.4%) were at good and acceptable level (13.21±1.79). There was a significant difference between training competencies of the health care professionals and their individual characteristics such as marital status, work place, employment status, and the experience of participating in training workshops (p&lt;0.05).</p><p><strong>CONCLUSION: </strong>Based on the results, although the training competencies  of health care professionals  is an appropriate level, but with considering of this importance for training competencies in promotion of community health, it is necessitate to take actions to upgrade them to excellence level. Appropriate training performance is the most important strategy in preliminary health care. In the present study, the training competencies of the health care professionals and the factors influencing them were determined. Planning for promoting both training and assessment of the health care professionals apart from their general performances is vital.</p>

scholarly journals Development and Application of One Separation-Free Safety Tube on the Disposable Infusion Needle

2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 ◽  
pp. 1-4
Author(s):  
Weifen Lu ◽  
Qianli Pan ◽  
Yinxin Zhou ◽  
Wenyu Chen ◽  
Hongyan Zhang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Exposure Time ◽  
Statistical Significance ◽  
Intervention Group ◽  
Operation Time ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Needle Stick ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
New Type ◽  
Needle Stick Injuries ◽  
The Difference

Objective. To develop a new type infusion set and apply it to the clinic, as well as explore its effectiveness in the prevention from needle stick injuries. Methods. A total of 200 inpatients who were in need of intravenous infusion with a disposable infusion needle were included and randomly divided into two groups: intervention group and control group. Disposable infusion needles with a separation-free safety tube were used in the intervention group, whereas conventional ones were used in the control group. Then, effects of the two types of infusion sets were observed and compared. Results. As for the operation time for infusion, it was (82.19±1.80) seconds in the intervention group and (83.02±1.83) seconds in the control group, with the difference statistically significant (P<0.05). Besides, the exposure time of the needles after infusion in the intervention group was (3.36±0.17) seconds while (18.85±1.18) seconds in the control group; the difference between which was statistically significant (P<0.05). In terms of the time for needle disposal, (18.60±0.84) seconds was required in the intervention group, while for the control group, it took (18.85±1.18) seconds, and the difference between two groups was of statistical significance as well (P<0.05). Nevertheless, there was no statistically significant difference in the accidental slip rate of the needles as that turned out 0% in both groups (P>0.05). It was worth noting that the block rate of the disposed needles in the intervention group was 100%. Conclusion. The separation-free safety tube on the disposable infusion needle could instantly block the sharp needle after infusion, which reduces the needle exposure time and lowers the risk of needle stick injuries. In the meantime, the safety tube is convenient to use, and its application can shorten the time for infusion and needle disposal, consequently improving the working efficiency of nurses. As the new type safety tube has above advantages and would not raise the risk of needle slippage, it is worthy of clinical promotion.

Contraceptive use and its determinants among adolescent women in Tigray, Ethiopia: a multilevel modeling

2020 ◽  
Vol 0 (0) ◽  
Author(s):  
Haftom Temesgen Abebe ◽  
Abate Bekelle Belachew ◽  
Letekirstos Gebreegziabher Gebretsadik ◽  
Yodit Zewdie Berhe ◽  
Haftu Berhe Gebru ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Marital Status ◽  
Health Facility ◽  
Educational Level ◽  
Contraceptive Method ◽  
Contraceptive Use ◽  
Contraceptive Methods ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Adolescent Women ◽  
Visit Duration ◽  
History Of

AbstractBackgroundAdolescent women are central for intergenerational health of human populations. Adolescent women are the most vulnerable to a range of reproductive health problems. One of the leading causes of death for adolescent women is complications from childbirth and pregnancy. Contraceptive prevents the occurrence of unwanted pregnancies and its complications, thus potentially lower the death rate for adolescent women. However, contraceptive use assumed to be affected by multilevel factors thus needs statistical modeling that account the effect of these factors. Understanding multilevel factors affecting contraceptive use among adolescent women is important for improving the access to and quality of health services.ObjectiveThe aim of this study was to assess the contraceptive use and its multilevel determinants among adolescent women in Tigray region.MethodsA community based cross-sectional study was conducted. Women who were 15–19 years of age residing in the selected households at the time of data collection were included in the survey. Multi-stage cluster sampling was used to select study units. A multivariable two-level mixed effect binary logistic regression model was fitted to assess the effect of the explanatory variables on contraceptive use.ResultsA total of 1,755 adolescent women were participated. Of these 12.3% were contraceptive users. Pills (40%) and intrauterine device (30%) were commonly used contraceptive methods. Educational level, schooling, marital status, age, being informed about contraceptive, health facility visit, duration of stay at their residence, having partner and hearing of contraceptive use message through media were the most important determinants for use of contraceptive among adolescent women. Study participants who were not at school currently had more likely to use contraceptive methods compared to those who were at school (Adjusted odds ratio [AOR]=2.05; 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.502, 4.183). Similarly, adolescent women who had no history of health facility visit had less likely to use contraceptive methods than those have history of health facility visit (AOR=0.057; 95% CI: 0.034, 0.096). Adolescent women who heard of contraceptive through median had two times (AOR=2.103; 95% CI: 1.207, 3.664) more likely to use contraceptive methods than those not heard contraceptive through media.Conclusion and recommendationThe factors affecting use of contraceptive method among adolescent women were educational level, schooling, marital status, age, being informed about contraceptive, health facility visit, duration of stay at their residence, having partner and hearing of contraceptive use message through media. This study recommends that in order to increase use of contraceptive method among adolescent women, interventions should continue like the promotion of contraceptive methods through media.

scholarly journals The Role of Demographic Factors in Predicting Organizational Commitment Among Security Employees

2017 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 409
Author(s):  
PhD Cand. Abdülkadir AVCI ◽  
Prof. Dr. Ramazan ERDEM
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Commitment ◽  
Marital Status ◽  
Affective Commitment ◽  
Individual Characteristics ◽  
Normative Commitment ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Convenience Sample ◽  
Older Employees ◽  
Significant Difference

The construct, “organizational commitment” has been a subject of interest for a long time for the people who study the organizational psychology. Employees’ organizational commitment is a complex matter and there are many factors which affect the organizational commitment of employees. Even though the organization has important role in it, demographic and individual characteristics of employees have also significant influence on organizational commitment. In this study a cross-sectional survey was conducted using a convenience sample of 336 security employees in a military organization to establish possible relationship between organisational commitment and important demographic variables (nationality, rank, gender, age, education, marital status, tenure). The data obtained by the survey were analysed using the SPSS 21.0 package program. In statistical analyses, T-test and variance (ANOVA) analyses were used. The results of the data showed that affective commitment of employees who had been working between 11-15 years was significantly differentiated from those of working years over 25 years. The results of this study also showed that officers had more normative commitment than civilians and the supervisors had less normative commitment than non-supervisors. The analysis also showed that males and younger employees differed significantly in normative commitment than their female counterparts and older employees. However, no statistically significant difference was found in education and marital status.

scholarly journals Marital Status Equity in Tenant Selection Criteria in the Akure Rental Market

2021 ◽  
pp. 63-72
Author(s):  
Oladotun Nathanael Agboola ◽  
Michael Ayodele Olukolajo
Keyword(s):  
Marital Status ◽  
Selection Criteria ◽  
Rental Housing ◽  
Ability To Pay ◽  
Rental Market ◽  
Track Record ◽  
Importance Index ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Right

The paper examines the selection criteria for prospective single and married tenants by Estate Surveyors and Valuers in the study area, to determine fairness in practice. The survey research adopted a structured questionnaire to elicit data from a sample of Estate Surveying and Valuation firms in Akure, Ondo State, Nigeria as Estate Surveyors and Valuers serve as both agents and property managers in the study area. Data collected were analyzed using the relative importance index (RII) and Mann Whitney U test. Findings revealed that irrespective of the marital status, the nature of employment of the prospective tenants is an essential criterion used at tenant selection. Also, there exists between singles and married tenants a statistically significant difference in the selection criteria used by Estate Surveyors and Valuers concerning 'employment' and 'ability of prospective tenants to pay subsequent rent' ; while, there was no significant difference in the tenant selection criteria in the areas of religion, gender, ethnicity, age, nature of employment, ability to pay the required rent, advance rent payment, ability to pay caution deposit, ability to pay service charge, provision of suitable Guarantors/Referee, physical appearance, suitability to the property, family size, ability and willingness to stick to the terms of the lease, criminality history/track record, first-time renters and history of previous tenancy. The study recommended that Estate Surveyors and Valuers should desist from discriminatory selection criteria differences as housing is a fundamental requirement for all, marital status notwithstanding.  Also, government should formulate and enforce anti-discrimination policies at tenant selection which will protect the right of individuals to rental housing, irrespective of their marital status. This will create a balance in the rental market and take away the mild differences in the selection criteria used for prospective tenants as if this is not worked upon, the mild difference will someday become wide.

scholarly journals Job Satisfaction Level Of Government Employees: The General Directorate Of Sport And Sports Federations Sample

2016 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 32 ◽  
Author(s):  
Murat Kalfa ◽  
Dilek Tufan ◽  
Merve Karaman
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Marital Status ◽  
Educational Level ◽  
Associate Degree ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Bachelor's Degree ◽  
Government Employees ◽  
General Internal ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Education Levels

The purpose of this study is to determine the job satisfaction levels of employees of sports federation and general directorate of sport, and to analyze according to some variables. “Minnesota Job Satisfaction Questionnaire” was used to determine the job satisfaction levels of employees. Since the data didn’t fulfill the parametric assumptions, nonparametric Kruskall-Wallis and Man-Whitney U tests were used on the analysis according to job satisfaction levels. According to results of analysis, 98.8% of employees’ job satisfaction levels are medium and high. It was revealed that there is a statistically significant difference between employees’ general job satisfaction, internal and external sub-dimension points according to age groups, marital status, situation of selecting their jobs willingly and educational level. As a result; it was seen in terms of general job satisfaction and internal satisfaction that internal satisfaction levels of employees who are 40 or more in comparison with employees who are between 22-40 age groups, internal satisfaction levels of employees whose marital status are married in comparison with employees whose marital status are single, general satisfaction and internal satisfaction levels of employees who selected their job willingly and general, internal and external satisfaction levels of employees whose education levels are associate degree in comparison with employees whose education levels are bachelor’s degree and postgraduate are higher.

Personality traits in Turkish patients with cancer.

2013 ◽  
Vol 31 (15_suppl) ◽  
pp. e20502-e20502
Author(s):  
Nazim S. Turhal ◽  
Celal Satici ◽  
Caner Cinar ◽  
Abdullah Kinar ◽  
Salih Demirhan
Keyword(s):  
Family History ◽  
Personality Traits ◽  
Cancer Patients ◽  
Junior High School ◽  
Educational Level ◽  
Positive Family History ◽  
Outpatient Unit ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
History Of ◽  
Personality Features

e20502 Background: This study was planned to investigate the personality traits of cancer patients in different treatment settings, and to correlate the demographics with the personality features. Methods: A total of 237 patients referred either to Marmara University School of Medicine (MUSM) Oncology Outpatient Unit or to the private office of the faculty between March 10th and April 22nd, 2010 were enrolled in the study. Big Five Mini Test was used to evaluate the 40 personality traits filled by patients. Results: The study group consisted of 98 males (41.35%) and 139 females (58.65%) with a mean age of 51. Out of 237 patients, 73.9% had an educational level beyond the junior high school, and 47.3% of all patients reported a positive family history for cancer. A significant difference in terms of reconcilability, extraversion, and responsibility was observed between patients admitting to the university outpatient clinic and the private office (p<0.05). Reconcilability and extraversion were found to differ between genders significantly (p<0.05). The description of the patient by him/herself or by its relatives displayed a significant difference in terms of openness (p<0.05). Parameters such as educational level, family history of cancer, age and marital status showed no relevance with their characters. No discordance was observed between the self-analysis of the patient and the patient’s relatives. Conclusions: This is the first such study conducted in Turkish cancer patients and they found to be typically highly reconcilable and responsible, moderately stable, open and extraverted.

scholarly journals Health Promoting Lifestyle among Nurses of a Tertiary Level Hospital

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Pramila Baral ◽  
Neeta Tamrakar
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Marital Status ◽  
Stress Management ◽  
Work Experience ◽  
Spiritual Growth ◽  
Mean Difference ◽  
Educational Qualification ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Health Promoting ◽  
Health Promoting Lifestyle

Background: Lifestyle-related diseases are increasing worldwide representing 63% of all deaths globally. Health-promoting behaviors among nurses may affect the quality of patient care and education. This study aims to identify the health-promoting lifestyle among nurses. Methods: Descriptive, cross-sectional study design was used among 111 nurses working in Manipal Teaching Hospital, Pokhara from November 2016 to March 2017. A simple random sampling technique (lottery method) was applied using a self-administered structured standard tool, Health Promoting Lifestyle Profile II. The analysis was done using an independent t-test. Results: The total Health-Promoting Lifestyle Profile II mean score was 137.66±19.18. The highest mean score was in spiritual growth (27.43±4.63) and lowest in physical activity (17.03±4.88). A good health-promoting lifestyle was among 60.4% of the nurses. The significant difference in the mean score of total Health-Promoting Lifestyle Profile II was found in marital status (p=0.031) and educational qualification (p=0.009). Likewise, the significant mean difference of interpersonal relations, nutrition and stress management was found with educational qualification (p < 0.05). The significant mean difference in nutrition was also found with marital status (p=0.02). There was a significant mean difference in physical activity and spiritual growth with work experience  (p<0.05). Conclusion: The spiritual aspect of health has been more focused by the nurses. Along with this, nurses need to put greater emphasis on physical activity and stress management for better health.   

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