A Cross-sectional Study of Needle Stick Injuries and Associated Risk Factors among Healthcare Workers in Hospital Canselor Tuanku Muhriz during Pre-COVID-19 and COVID-19 Pandemic Period
Needle Stick Injuries among Health Care Workers
Abstract
Needle stick injuries are a significant occupational hazard among healthcare workers posing emotional trauma and financial burdens for further medical evaluation. This retrospective study aimed to determine the prevalence of needle stick injuries during pre-COVID-19 and COVID-19 pandemic period among healthcare workers in Hospital Canselor Tuanku Muhriz (HCTM) and its associated risk factors. Data were collected from the Infection Control, HCTM from March 2018 till December 2021 with a total of 286 samples obtained using convenient sampling method. The relationship between usage of personal protective equipment (PPE) causing needle stick injuries was obtained by contacting directly to the consented staffs. The prevalence of needle stick injuries in pre-COVID-19 (2018-2019) were 150 staffs compare to 136 cases during COVID-19 period (2020-2021). The risk factor that had been identified in this study for both pre-COVID-19 and COVID-19 were age 20 to 30, interns, works in medical departments and needle stick injury during utilisation (p-value<0.01). To conclude, prevalence of needle stick injuries was higher during pre-COVID-19 compared to during COVID-19 period. During utilisation of needles was the primary factor contributing to the occurrence of needle stick injuries.
Keywords :
COVID-19; healthcare workers; needle stick injuries,
Abstrak
Kecederaan tusukan jarum merupakan satu risiko bahaya pekerjaan di kalangan tenaga pekerja kesihatan yang menyebabkan kesan trauma emosi dan juga pertambahan kos untuk proses rawatan selanjutnya. Kajian retrospektif ini bertujuan untuk menentukan prevalens kecederaan tusukan jarum di kalangan kakitangan kesihatan Hospital Canselor Tuanku Muhriz (HCTM) sebelum COVID-19 dan semasa pandemik COVID-19 serta faktor risiko yang berkaitan. Data diambil dari Unit Kawalan Infeksi, HCTM dari Mac 2018 sehingga Disember 2021 di mana sejumlah 286 sampel telah dikumpulkan menggunakan teknik persampelan rawak. Bagi menentukan jenis penggunaan peralatan perlindungan diri (PPE) dan hubungannya dengan kecederaan tusukan jarum, responden yang telah memberikan keizinan telah dihubungi untuk mendapatkan maklum balas. Prevalens kecederaan disebabkan penggunaan jarum sebelum COVID-19 (2018-2019) adalah sebanyak 150 orang berbanding dengan 136 kakitangan kesihatan semasa COVID-19 pada tahun 2020-2021. Faktor risiko yang dikenalpasti dalam kajian ini bagi tempoh sebelum dan semasa COVID-19 termasuklah umur 20 hingga 30 tahun, pelatih, bekerja di jabatan perubatan, dan kecederaan akibat jarum suntikan semasa penggunaan (nilai p<0.01) Prevalens kecederaan tusukan jarum adalah lebih tinggi sebelum era COVID-19 berbanding dengan semasa pandemik COVID-19. Semasa penggunaan jarum, ia merupakan faktor utama yang menyumbang kepada kecederaan tusukan jarum.
Kata Kunci :
COVID-19; kakitangan kesihatan; kecederaan tusukan jarum,
Correspondance Address
Dr Siti Sarah Md Zhahir. Hospital Canselor Tuanku Muhriz,Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Jalan Yaacob Latif, Bandar Tun Razak, 56000 Cheras, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Tel: +603-91455493 Email: dr.sarah.hctm@ukm.edu.my
