KAP study on the assessment of needlestick injuries and occupational safety among health-care workers

Results: It was found that 64% participants experienced NSI at least once during the past 3 months. Of participants, 55% were vaccinated for hepatitis B whereas the rest were not vaccinated or did not complete the entire schedule. An NSI was experienced by 60.9% of participants during recapping of needle; 56.2% of HCW reported the incident to the infection control staff Conclusion: In addition to very high rates of NSIs, low safety practices including inadequate vaccination coverage, unavailability of infection control guidelines, and other preventive facilities were reported in this study. Formal training by health authorities in the local area about safe practices and availability of preventive facilities should be ensured regarding NSIs among HCWs