Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2018
DOI
10.26633/rpsp.2018.93
Publication Title
Revista Panamericana De Salud Publica
Volume
42
Pages
UNSP e93 (5 pages)
Abstract
The rate of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), hepatitis B virus (HBV), and hepatitis C virus (HCV) infections among health care workers that is caused by sharps injuries is higher in the Caribbean and Latin America than in other regions of the world. To respond to and reduce occupational exposures to bloodborne pathogens while also strengthening capacities in the Caribbean, needlestick injury prevention training programs for health care workers were implemented, beginning in 2011. The programs included lectures, workshops, policy reviews, evaluations of safety devices, and workplace assessment. During the training, baseline data from health care workers on their personal history of needlestick injuries and bloodborne pathogen exposure was collected. That baseline data showed that 40% of the participants had sustained sharps injuries during their professional career. In this capacity-building effort, 210 health care workers from five countries have been trained, six health care centers in the Caribbean have been evaluated. and occupational safety and health committees have been established in various countries to monitor and improve safety policies and practices.
ORCID
0000-0001-8094-261X (Akpinar-Elci)
Original Publication Citation
Akpinar-Elci, M., Bidaisee, S., Durgampudi, P., Radix, R., Rodriquez-Guzman, J., Nguyen, M. T., & Elci, O. C. (2018). Needlestick injury prevention training among health care workers in the Caribbean. Revista Panamericana De Salud Publica, 42, UNSP e93. doi: 10.26633/rpsp.2018.93
Repository Citation
Akpinar-Elci, Muge; Bisaisee, Satesh; Durgampudi, Praveen; Radix, Roger; Rodriquez-Guzman, Julietta; Nguyen, MyNgoc Thuy; and Elci, Omur Cinar, "Needlestick Injury Prevention Training Among Health Care Workers in the Caribbean" (2018). Center for Global Health Publications. 6.
https://digitalcommons.odu.edu/globalhealth_pubs/6
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