AWARENESS ABOUT SAFETY MEASURES DUE TO NEEDLE STICK INJURY AMONG HEALTH CARE WORKERS IN GENERAL HOSPITAL G M ABAD FAISALABAD

Abstract

Background: Needle Stick Injury is a rising issue among healthcare workers. There is also lack of knowledge and information regarding needle stick injury among healthcare workers. There is spread of communicable diseases due to the needle stick injuries among healthcare workers as well. Objective: This research was conducted to check the level of awareness about safety measures due to needle stick injury among healthcare workers. Methodology: Descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted at General hospital G.M Abad Faisalabad. The study was carried out on 130 health care workers. These healthcare workers included nurses, medical doctors, technicians and sanitary workers. A semi structured questionnaire was used to collect data. Data processed and analyzed in SPSS. In addition, Chi-square test was likewise utilized to the distinction between explanations among healthcare workers; it is possible that they have same states of mind towards needle stick injury or diverse demeanors. Results: These outcomes demonstrated that there are distinctive states of mind of health care workers about the needle stick wounds. As it was watched that for the most part clean workers were harmed because of needle sticks since they managed diverse time needle sticks for expulsion. Each healthcare laborer was discovered harmed in his career because of the needle stick. Besides, the outcomes demonstrated that there isn't sufficient level of awareness of safety measures among health care workers because of which needle-stick wounds happened. Conclusion: In this study, the frequency of needle stick injury is high among health care workers at work place. This study revealed that every health care worker injured himself at least once during his career. Furthermore, healthcare workers are unaware from the safety measures and preventive measures about needle stick injuries due to this needle stick injuries happened.