High incidence of occupational exposures among healthcare workers in Erbil, Iraq

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dc.contributor.authorHoşoğlu, Salih
dc.contributor.authorAhmad, Zana
dc.contributor.authorTahseen, Mohammed Sami
dc.contributor.authorDiyar, Zehra
dc.contributor.authorSelbes, Sami
dc.contributor.authorÇolak, Ali
dc.date.accessioned2023-10-27T06:56:49Z
dc.date.available2023-10-27T06:56:49Z
dc.date.issued2014en_US
dc.departmentDicle Üniversitesi, Tıp Fakültesi, Dahili Tıp Bilimleri Bölümü, Enfeksiyon Hastalıkları ve Klinik Mikrobiyoloji Ana Bilim Dalıen_US
dc.description.abstractIntroduction: The current status of percutaneous injury and mucous exposures (PMEs) of hospital workers and factors associated with the injuries have not been studied in Iraq. This study aimed to evaluate the epidemiology of PMEs with blood or body fluids that leads serious risks for healthcare workers (HCWs). Methodology: An analytic, cross-sectional survey study was conducted among HCWs in Erbil city center, Iraq. The study was performed at sevenhospitals, and 177 participants were included. The dependent variable was the occurrence of PMEs in the last year, and the independent variables were age, sex, occupation of HCWs, working site, and work duration. Results: A total of 177 HCW participants included 57 nurses/midwives (32.2%), 59 doctors (33.3%), 27 laboratory workers (15.3%), and 34 paramedics/multipurpose workers (19.2%) from seven hospitals. The study concluded that 67.8% of the participants reported at least one occupational PME in the last year. In all, 13.3/person/year PME incidents were reported for nurses, 9.74/person/year for paramedics/multipurpose workers, 6.71/person/year for doctors, and 3.37/person/year laboratory workers. The mean number of PME incidents was 8.91/person/year. HCWs showed 85.0% compliance with wearing mask in risky situations. The most dangerous action for occupational exposure was blood taking (39.0%). In the univariate analysis, none of the investigated variables were found to be significantly related to PME. Conclusions: Occupational injuries and exposures in Iraqi HCWs are extremely common; awareness about protection is not sufficient. Nurses were found to be the highest risk group among HCWs. Preventive actions should be taken to avoid infection.en_US
dc.identifier.citationHoşoğlu, S., Zana, A., Tahseen, M. S., Diyar, Z., Selbes, S. ve Çolak, A. (2014). High incidence of occupational exposures among healthcare workers in Erbil, Iraq. Journal of Infection in Developing Countries, 8(10), 1328-1333.en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.3855/jidc.4280
dc.identifier.endpage1333en_US
dc.identifier.issn2036-6590
dc.identifier.issue10en_US
dc.identifier.pmid25313611
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-84907972356
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ2
dc.identifier.startpage1328en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://jidc.org/index.php/journal/article/view/25313611
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11468/12973
dc.identifier.volume8en_US
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000343791200014
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ4
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Science
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopus
dc.indekslendigikaynakPubMed
dc.institutionauthorHoşoğlu, Salih
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherJournal of Infection in Developing Countriesen_US
dc.relation.ispartofJournal of Infection in Developing Countries
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessen_US
dc.subjectBlood-borne infectionsen_US
dc.subjectHealthcare workersen_US
dc.subjectNursesen_US
dc.subjectOccupational exposuresen_US
dc.titleHigh incidence of occupational exposures among healthcare workers in Erbil, Iraqen_US
dc.titleHigh incidence of occupational exposures among healthcare workers in Erbil, Iraq
dc.typeArticleen_US

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