Irfan Ali, Faisal Hameed, Ali Maqbool, Muhammad Kazim, Muhammad Aqeel Aslam, Saad Uddin Siddiqui, Nabeel Hafeez.
Knowledge and Frequency of Needle Stick Injury among Dental Students and House Officers of Bhitai Medical and Dental College, Mirpur Khas.
Ann Jinnah Sindh Med Uni Jan ;5(1):26-30.

Objective: To evaluate the knowledge and experience of Needle Stick Injury (NSI) among dental students and house officers at Bhitai Dental and Medical College, Mirpur Khas. Methodology: This descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted among dental students and house officers. The number of needle stick injuries and post exposure reporting in the past 12 months was assessed by a questionnaire-based survey. SPSS 19 was used to analyze the data. Result: A total of 330 dental students and house officers participated in this study in which 76.3% were dental students and 23.3% were house officers. As many as 63% had experienced NSI. As many as 31% reported receiving NSI during re-capping of the needles, 21% during administering local anaesthesia injection, and 19% reported getting injured during the scaling procedure. A total of 78.6% of the participants did not report the exposure incident. Conclusion: The most prevalent of causes reported was receiving injury during the recapping of needle. The reporting of NSIs was found to be insufficient, hence evaded proper follow up because the respondents feared stigmatization and discrimination. Furthermore, awareness was low regarding the means of prevention and protocol.

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