Research Journal of Medical Sciences
ISSN: Online 1993-6095ISSN: Print 1815-9346
Abstract
Nursing staff are the back bone of health care. Needle stick injuries are the occupational hazard faced by nursing staff which carry risk of transmission of infections like HIV, HBV, HCV. It is estimated that 50 percent of needle stick injuries that occur are among nurses. The present study was conducted to see the prevalence of the needle stick injury among nursing staff and their knowledge, attitude and practice towards it. A Hospital based cross‐sectional study was conducted at the tertiary care hospital in Latur district, Maharashtra. All the nursing staff who gave consent to participate in the study were taken as sample size. Total staff is 316, out of which 280 staff has given consent to participate in the study. A preformed and pretested questionnaire was used to gather data on NSI, then entered in Microsoft Excel and analysed with SPSS. Out of 280 staff participated in the study, 205 were female and 75 were male. A total of 73 (26.07%) participants had needle stick injury but only 39 (53.42%) reported to the hospital authority. Most common (39.72%) procedure during which injury occurred is injecting drugs. 72.85% and only 8.2% respectively are aware that Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C are transmitted through Needle stick injury. The study revealed that knowledge associated with needle stick injury is inadequate. Regular training sessions should be conducted to nursing staff on risk and preventive measures of needle stick injury.
How to cite this article:
Harika Salapu, M. Vimal Holambe and A. S. Nagaonkar. Prevalence of Needle Stick Injury among Nursing Staff Working at a Tertiary Care Hospital in Latur
District of Maharashtra.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.36478/10.59218/makrjms.2024.3.29.33
URL: https://www.makhillpublications.co/view-article/1815-9346/10.59218/makrjms.2024.3.29.33