Global Prevalence and Device Related Causes of Needle Stick Injuries among Health Care Workers: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

• Main Authors: Salehoddin Bouya (Author), Abbas Balouchi (Author), Hosien Rafiemanesh (Author), Mehrbanoo Amirshahi (Author), Majid Dastres (Author), Mahdieh Poodineh Moghadam (Author), Niaz Behnamfar (Author), Mahmood Shyeback (Author), Mahin Badakhsh (Author), Jasem Allahyari (Author), Adhra Al Mawali (Author), Abbas Ebadi (Author), Asiyeh Dezhkam (Author), Karen A. Daley (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Ubiquity Press, 2020-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Healthcare workers (HCWs) suffer more than 2 million occupational needle-stick injuries (NSIs) annually. Goal: To determine the global prevalence and causes of NSIs among HCWs. Methods: In this systematic review and meta-analysis, three databases (PubMed, Web of science, and Scopus) were...