Needle Stick Injuries among Junior Doctors.

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dc.contributor.authorSh., Praveen
dc.contributor.authorDevi, N. Shugeta
dc.contributor.authorDevi, H. Sanayaima
dc.contributor.authorDevi, Th. Netajini
dc.contributor.authorPhesao, Ebenezer
dc.date.accessioned2015-04-15T10:26:18Z
dc.date.available2015-04-15T10:26:18Z
dc.date.issued2013-04
dc.description.abstractObjective: 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.en_US
dc.identifier.citationSh. 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.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/157505
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.source.urihttps://medind.nic.in/ice/t13/i4/icet13i4p152.pdfen_US
dc.subjectneedle sticks injuries (NSIs)en_US
dc.subjectjunior doctorsen_US
dc.subjectprevalenceen_US
dc.subjectcross-sectional studyen_US
dc.subjectpost exposure prophylaxis (PEP)en_US
dc.subject.meshAdult
dc.subject.meshCross-Sectional Studies
dc.subject.meshFemale
dc.subject.meshHumans
dc.subject.meshIndia --epidemiology
dc.subject.meshMale
dc.subject.meshMedical Staff, Hospital
dc.subject.meshNeedlestick Injuries --epidemiology
dc.subject.meshNeedlestick Injuries --prevention & control
dc.subject.meshPost-Exposure Prophylaxis
dc.subject.meshPrevalence
dc.subject.meshQuestionnaires
dc.titleNeedle Stick Injuries among Junior Doctors.en_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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