Predictive factors for occupational bloodborne exposure in Turkish hospitals

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dc.contributor.authorHosoglu, Salih
dc.contributor.authorAkalin, Serife
dc.contributor.authorSunbul, Mustafa
dc.contributor.authorOtkun, Metin
dc.contributor.authorOzturk, Recep
dc.date.accessioned2024-04-24T16:10:44Z
dc.date.available2024-04-24T16:10:44Z
dc.date.issued2009
dc.departmentDicle Üniversitesien_US
dc.description.abstractBackground: This study was conducted to evaluate the epidemiology of percutaneous injury and/or mucosa exposure (PME) with blood or other body fluids that poses serious risks for health care workers (HCWs). Methods: An analytic, cross-sectional, countrywide survey study was conducted to describe the extent of and predictive factors for PME among HCWs in hospital settings in Turkey with total of 5258 HCW participants from 30 hospitals in 19 cities throughout the country. Results: The respondent group included 41.3% nurses. 29.0% doctors, 9.3% laboratory workers, and 20.3% paramedics. The survey found that 50.1% of the participants reported at least I occupational PME in the previous year. Doctors (2.57/person/year) and nurses (2.56/person/year) had the highest PME incidents. In the multivariate analysis, working at a surgical site (P =.000), being a doctor (P =.000), being a nurse (P=.000). young age (P =.025), and living in a poor region (P =.005) were significant factors for high occupational exposure. The presence of a health office for HCWs at the hospital (P =.000) and working at a university hospital (P =.003) were significant predictors of less occupational exposure, Overall, the mean number of PME incidents was 2.16/person/year. Conclusion: Along with the other well-known predictive factors, regional economic status and a health office for HCWs are preventive factors for PME exposure of HCWs (Am J Infect Control 2009:37:65-9.)en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.ajic.2008.02.004
dc.identifier.endpage69en_US
dc.identifier.issn0196-6553
dc.identifier.issn1527-3296
dc.identifier.issue1en_US
dc.identifier.pmid18834743
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-58549109896
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ1
dc.identifier.startpage65en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajic.2008.02.004
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11468/15075
dc.identifier.volume37en_US
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000263480800010
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ2
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Science
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopus
dc.indekslendigikaynakPubMed
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherMosby-Elsevieren_US
dc.relation.ispartofAmerican Journal of Infection Control
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessen_US
dc.subject[No Keyword]en_US
dc.titlePredictive factors for occupational bloodborne exposure in Turkish hospitalsen_US
dc.titlePredictive factors for occupational bloodborne exposure in Turkish hospitals
dc.typeArticleen_US

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