ORIGINAL ARTICLE
Year : 2022 | Volume
: 5 | Issue : 3 | Page : 114--119
Knowledge and expressed practices regarding needle stick injury among housekeeping staff: A descriptive survey
Vandna Pandey, Nancy Kurien, Sandhya Kumari, Sangeeta Meena, Santosh Borana, Saroj
College of Nursing AIIMS, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India
Correspondence Address:
Dr. Vandna Pandey
College of Nursing, AIIMS, Jodhpur, Rajasthan
India
Background: Needle stick injury (NSI) is an accidental skin penetrating wound from a hollow bore needle. It is one of the most common occupational hazards for health care workers. Aims: The study aimed to assess the level of knowledge and expressed practices regarding needle stick injuries among housekeeping staff. Setting and Design: The research design was a descriptive survey, and research was conducted on housekeeping staff employed at a tertiary care hospital. Materials and Methods: 225 housekeeping staff were selected using non-probability convenience sampling. A self-structured questionnaire and checklist were used to assess their knowledge and practices regarding needle stick injuries. SPSS was used for the analysis of data through descriptive and inferential statistics. Results: In the present study, out of 225 subjects, 11.11% of respondents had poor, 37.33% had average, 36.88% had good, and 14.66% had excellent knowledge regarding NSI. Knowledge was significantly associated with education and year of working experience. In total, 4% of the respondents had poor, 34.66% had average, 35.11% had good, and 26.22% had excellent expressed practices regarding NSI. Expressed practices were significantly associated with education and prior exposure to NSI. A moderate positive correlation was present between knowledge and expressed practices. Conclusion: The study concluded that knowledge and practices about needle stick injury were average among housekeeping staff. The areas of concern identified were: risks associated with NSIs, no use of personal protective equipment (rubber gloves), and recapping of needles. These gaps in knowledge and expressed practices can be addressed by educating them.
How to cite this article:
Pandey V, Kurien N, Kumari S, Meena S, Borana S, Saroj. Knowledge and expressed practices regarding needle stick injury among housekeeping staff: A descriptive survey.Educ Health Prof 2022;5:114-119
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Pandey V, Kurien N, Kumari S, Meena S, Borana S, Saroj. Knowledge and expressed practices regarding needle stick injury among housekeeping staff: A descriptive survey. Educ Health Prof [serial online] 2022 [cited 2023 Mar 30 ];5:114-119
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