Exposure to needlestick injury among healthcare support staff in Greater Accra, Ghana: a cross-sectional study
Objectives This study aims to determine the prevalence and predisposing factors of a needlestick injury (NSI) among healthcare support staff in the Greater Accra region, Ghana.Methods An analytical cross-sectional survey was carried out from 30 January 2023 to 31 May 2023, involving 10 major health...
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| description | Objectives This study aims to determine the prevalence and predisposing factors of a needlestick injury (NSI) among healthcare support staff in the Greater Accra region, Ghana.Methods An analytical cross-sectional survey was carried out from 30 January 2023 to 31 May 2023, involving 10 major health facilities. A multistage sampling method was adopted. The data analyses were performed using STATA V.15 software. χ2, Fisher’s exact and Mann-Whitney U tests were used to identify the preliminary association between the outcome variables and predisposing factors. Log-binomial regression analyses were used to confirm factors associated with NSI at a significance level of p<0.05.Results The study was conducted among 149 healthcare support staff. The 1-year exposure to NSI was 68 (45.6%) (95% CI (37.5% to 54.0%)). Being a healthcare assistant (APR=2.81 (95% CI 1.85 to 4.25)), being married (APR=0.39 (95% CI 0.25 to 0.63)), being a supervisor (APR=0.34 (95% CI 0.20 to 0.57)), had training on standard precaution (APR=0.27 (95% CI 0.14 to 0.57)) and non-existence of needlestick reporting system (APR=0.46 (95% CI 0.29 to 0.74)) were significantly associated with NSI.Conclusion The prevalence of NSI was high compared with other regional studies, and the risk factors were related to sociodemographic, behavioural and organisational factors. The study recommends guidelines that are geared towards NSI exposure among healthcare support staff. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-62e7c4f00e6148b3925fda3a732e2fa82025-01-28T23:15:09ZengBMJ Publishing GroupBMJ Public Health2753-42942024-04-012110.1136/bmjph-2023-000681Exposure to needlestick injury among healthcare support staff in Greater Accra, Ghana: a cross-sectional studyMary Eyram Ashinyo0Philip Apraku Tawiah1Emmanuel Appiah-Brempong2Paul Okyere3Department of Quality Assurance - Institutional Care Division, Ghana Health Service Headquarters, Accra, GhanaDepartment of Occupational and Environmental Health & Safety, School of Public Health, College of Health Sciences, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana4 Department of Health Promotion and Disability Studies, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, GhanaDepartment of Health Promotion & Disability Studies, School of Public Health, College of Health Sciences, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, GhanaObjectives This study aims to determine the prevalence and predisposing factors of a needlestick injury (NSI) among healthcare support staff in the Greater Accra region, Ghana.Methods An analytical cross-sectional survey was carried out from 30 January 2023 to 31 May 2023, involving 10 major health facilities. A multistage sampling method was adopted. The data analyses were performed using STATA V.15 software. χ2, Fisher’s exact and Mann-Whitney U tests were used to identify the preliminary association between the outcome variables and predisposing factors. Log-binomial regression analyses were used to confirm factors associated with NSI at a significance level of p<0.05.Results The study was conducted among 149 healthcare support staff. The 1-year exposure to NSI was 68 (45.6%) (95% CI (37.5% to 54.0%)). Being a healthcare assistant (APR=2.81 (95% CI 1.85 to 4.25)), being married (APR=0.39 (95% CI 0.25 to 0.63)), being a supervisor (APR=0.34 (95% CI 0.20 to 0.57)), had training on standard precaution (APR=0.27 (95% CI 0.14 to 0.57)) and non-existence of needlestick reporting system (APR=0.46 (95% CI 0.29 to 0.74)) were significantly associated with NSI.Conclusion The prevalence of NSI was high compared with other regional studies, and the risk factors were related to sociodemographic, behavioural and organisational factors. The study recommends guidelines that are geared towards NSI exposure among healthcare support staff.https://bmjpublichealth.bmj.com/content/2/1/e000681.full |
| spellingShingle | Mary Eyram Ashinyo Philip Apraku Tawiah Emmanuel Appiah-Brempong Paul Okyere Exposure to needlestick injury among healthcare support staff in Greater Accra, Ghana: a cross-sectional study BMJ Public Health |
| title | Exposure to needlestick injury among healthcare support staff in Greater Accra, Ghana: a cross-sectional study |
| title_full | Exposure to needlestick injury among healthcare support staff in Greater Accra, Ghana: a cross-sectional study |
| title_fullStr | Exposure to needlestick injury among healthcare support staff in Greater Accra, Ghana: a cross-sectional study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Exposure to needlestick injury among healthcare support staff in Greater Accra, Ghana: a cross-sectional study |
| title_short | Exposure to needlestick injury among healthcare support staff in Greater Accra, Ghana: a cross-sectional study |
| title_sort | exposure to needlestick injury among healthcare support staff in greater accra ghana a cross sectional study |
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