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Injection practices among practitioners in private medical clinics of Karachi, Pakistan.

Abstract
The aim of this study was to determine the frequency and determinants of sharps injuries among private health practitioners in slum areas of Karachi, Pakistan. All practitioners with at least 1 year of experience in a private medical clinic were asked to complete a self-administered, structured questionnaire (317/397 responded). Only 7.9% of practitioners were qualified from medical school, 12.3% were registered nurses and 8.8% lacked any professional qualifications. At least 1 sharps injury in the previous 12 months was reported by 26.7%, mostly due to needle recapping. Only 25.2% reported using a new syringe for each patient. In multivariate regression analysis shorter work experience, < 14 years of schooling, > 20 patients per day, administering > or = 30 injections per day, reuse of syringes and needle recapping after use were significantly associated with sharps injury in the past year. Better awareness and training on standard precautions is needed for private practitioners in slum areas of Karachi.
AuthorsM T Yousafzai, N Nisar, M F Kakakhel, M H Qadri, R Khalil, S M Hazara
JournalEastern Mediterranean health journal = La revue de sante de la Mediterranee orientale = al-Majallah al-sihhiyah li-sharq al-mutawassit (East Mediterr Health J) Vol. 19 Issue 6 Pg. 570-5 (Jun 2013) ISSN: 1020-3397 [Print] Egypt
PMID24975187 (Publication Type: Journal Article)
Topics
  • Adult
  • Ambulatory Care Facilities (standards, statistics & numerical data)
  • Cross-Sectional Studies
  • Equipment Reuse (standards, statistics & numerical data)
  • Female
  • Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
  • Health Personnel (standards, statistics & numerical data)
  • Humans
  • Infectious Disease Transmission, Patient-to-Professional (statistics & numerical data)
  • Injections (methods, standards, statistics & numerical data)
  • Male
  • Needlestick Injuries (epidemiology, etiology)
  • Occupational Injuries (epidemiology, etiology)
  • Pakistan (epidemiology)
  • Poverty Areas
  • Prevalence
  • Private Practice
  • Surveys and Questionnaires
  • Workforce

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