Needle Stick Injuries among Junior Doctors.
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2013-04
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Objective: To determine the prevalence of needle stick
injuries (NSIs) among junior doctors of RIMS and to assess
the measures undertaken by the respondents after the NSI.
Methods: A cross sectional study was conducted in RIMS,
Imphal, Manipur among internees, house officers and post
graduate trainees from Sept to Oct 2011. Self-administered
questionnaire was used to collect data. Descriptive statistics
like mean, percentage and standard deviation were used.
Analysis was done using Chi square test. And P-value of
<0.05 was taken as significant. Results: Out of 382 eligible
respondents, 289 participated in the study. Males were
70.2% (n=203). Prevalence of NSI among junior doctors
within the last one year was 39.4% (N=114). Of the three
designations, NSI was highest among the house officers.
Most NSI took place while blood withdrawal (33.3%),
suturing (27.3%), giving injections (16.6%) and recapping
(14.9%). Majority of those doctors injured, 56.1% attributed
NSI during rush hour. Around fifty-four percent of them
were not wearing gloves during the NSI. Nearly forty-five
percent of the doctors washed their injured part with water
and soap and also applied antiseptic as immediate measures
after NSI. Only 10 (8.8%) took Post Exposure Prophylaxis
(PEP). Conclusion: Needle stick injuries among junior
doctors are common and often not reported and majority
of them did not take post exposure prophylaxis. These
findings warranted the need for ongoing attention to
strategies to reduce such injuries in a systematic way and
to improve reporting system so that appropriate medical
care can be delivered.
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needle sticks injuries (NSIs), junior doctors, prevalence, cross-sectional study, post exposure prophylaxis (PEP)
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Sh. Praveen, Devi N Shugeta, Devi Th H. Sanayaima, Devi Netajini, Phesao Ebenezer. Needle Stick Injuries among Junior Doctors. Indian Medical Gazette. 2013 Apr ; 147 (4): 152-156.