This paper is published in Volume-4, Issue-1, 2018
Area
Knowledge of Health Care Workers
Author
Manal Bilal Mohamed, Madeha Ali Mahmoud
Org/Univ
Omdurman Islamic University Now Jazan University, Sudan
Pub. Date
23 February, 2018
Paper ID
V4I1-1328
Publisher
Keywords
Needle Stick Injury, HCW, Knowledge and Practice

Citationsacebook

IEEE
Manal Bilal Mohamed, Madeha Ali Mahmoud. Knowledge Practice Gaps About Needle Stick Injuries among Health Care Workers at Omdurman Teaching Hospital –Sudan 2016, International Journal of Advance Research, Ideas and Innovations in Technology, www.IJARIIT.com.

APA
Manal Bilal Mohamed, Madeha Ali Mahmoud (2018). Knowledge Practice Gaps About Needle Stick Injuries among Health Care Workers at Omdurman Teaching Hospital –Sudan 2016. International Journal of Advance Research, Ideas and Innovations in Technology, 4(1) www.IJARIIT.com.

MLA
Manal Bilal Mohamed, Madeha Ali Mahmoud. "Knowledge Practice Gaps About Needle Stick Injuries among Health Care Workers at Omdurman Teaching Hospital –Sudan 2016." International Journal of Advance Research, Ideas and Innovations in Technology 4.1 (2018). www.IJARIIT.com.

Abstract

Needlestick injury remains the potential source for transmission of blood born infection and one of the main safety concerns which need to be addressed for the prevention of various blood-borne diseases among HCWs. The aim of our study was to assess the knowledge and practice gaps about Needle Stick Injuries (NSIs) and their associated factors among Health Care Workers’ (HCWs) at Omdurman teaching hospital. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted in may–June2016. (92) Respondents enrolled in the study (medical officer, lab technicians and nurses selected randomly. Results: Overall the knowledge about transmission of HBV HCV and HIV was good, mean knowledge 76.1%, in general, their practice regard news was poor means score practice 88.9%.there is significant relation between knowledge and socio-demographic data p .000 and insignificant between socio-demographic and their practice p.612 From the study concluded that NSSIs are common risk factors for infection among health care workers due to their poor practice, although their knowledge is good. Lastly recommended that Hospitals and healthcare facilities should be provided all preventive skills and instruments against infections. Record keeping and reporting of sharp injuries should be considered.