Prevalence and associated factors of sharps injuries and other blood/body fluid exposures among healthcare workers: A multicenter study

Xi-Yao Yang; Ruo-Jie Li; Yi-Le Wu; Xiao-Qian Hu; Xue-Ping Wang; Jing-Jing Zhang; Li-Qi Yang

doi:10.1017/ice.2020.1411

Prevalence and associated factors of sharps injuries and other blood/body fluid exposures among healthcare workers: A multicenter study

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2021 Dec;42(12):1506-1510. doi: 10.1017/ice.2020.1411. Epub 2021 Feb 1.

Authors

Xi-Yao Yang^#¹, Ruo-Jie Li^#¹, Yi-Le Wu¹, Xiao-Qian Hu¹, Xue-Ping Wang¹, Jing-Jing Zhang¹, Li-Qi Yang²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Hospital Infection Prevention and Control, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei230601, Anhui, China.
² The Fourth Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei230022, Anhui, China.

^# Contributed equally.

PMID: 33517923
DOI: 10.1017/ice.2020.1411

Abstract

A multicenter study of sharps injuries (SIs) and other blood or body fluid (OBBF) exposures was conducted among 33,156 healthcare workers (HCWs) from 175 hospitals in Anhui, China. In total, 12,178 HCWs (36.7%) had experienced at least 1 SI in the previous 12 months and 8,116 HCWs (24.5%) had experienced at least 1 OBBF exposure during the previous 12 months.

Publication types

Multicenter Study

MeSH terms

Body Fluids*
Health Personnel
Humans
Needlestick Injuries* / epidemiology
Occupational Exposure*
Prevalence