Injection safety practices among primary health care workers in Ilorin, kwara state of Nigeria

dc.contributor.author	Bolarinwa, Oladimji A.	en
dc.contributor.author	Salaudeen, Adekunle G.	en
dc.contributor.author	Aderibigbe, Sunday A.	en
dc.contributor.author	Musa, Omotosho I.	en
dc.contributor.author	Akande, Tanimola M.	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-07-17T22:51:15Z
dc.date.available	2014-07-17T22:51:15Z
dc.date.issued	2014-07-18
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/11400/1367
dc.rights	Αναφορά Δημιουργού-Μη Εμπορική Χρήση-Όχι Παράγωγα Έργα 3.0 Ηνωμένες Πολιτείες	*
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dc.source	www.hsj.gr	en
dc.subject	Ασφάλεια
dc.subject	Εμβολιασμός
dc.subject	Πρακτική
dc.subject	Ιλορίν
dc.subject	Safety
dc.subject	Injection
dc.subject	Practice
dc.subject	Ilorin
dc.subject	Nigeria
dc.title	Injection safety practices among primary health care workers in Ilorin, kwara state of Nigeria	en
heal.type	journalArticle
heal.classification	Medicine
heal.classification	Ιατρική
heal.classification	Nursing
heal.classification	Νοσηλευτική
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heal.language	en
heal.access	free
heal.recordProvider	Τεχνολογικό Εκπαιδευτικό Ίδρυμα Αθήνας.Σχολή Επαγγελμάτων Υγείας και Πρόνοιας. Τμήμα Νοσηλευτικής	el
heal.publicationDate	2012-09
heal.bibliographicCitation	Bolarinwa, A. O., Salaudeen, G. A, Aderibigbe, A. S., Musa, I. O., Akande, M. T. & Bamidele, O. J. (2012) Injection safety practices among primary health care workers in Ilorin, kwara state of Nigeria. "Health Science Journal". 6 (3). p. 496-508.	en
heal.abstract	Background: In developing countries the last half of the 20th century saw enormous increases in number of injections with insufficient care for sterile conditions and poor injection safety practices. Aim: The main aim of the study was to assess the injection safety practices among Primary Health care Workers (PHCWs) in Ilorin, Nigeria. Methods and Material: It was a descriptive cross-sectional study carried out among 336 PHCWs in the 3 Local Government Authorities in Ilorin metropolis using multi stage sampling techniques. The Research instruments used were pretested questionnaire and observational checklist. The data generated were analyzed using EPI-INFO software package. Level of significance was predetermined at p-value of less than 0.05. Results: The study showed that though 320 (95.2%), of the respondents used safety boxes for immediate collection of used needles and syringe, 181 (53.9%) of them used burn and burial while 98 (29.2%) respondents, used local incineration for final disposal of used needles. Some of the PHCWs still used unsafe methods like burial 29 (8.6%), open dumping 11 (3.3%) and dumping in any pit 5 (1.5%). It was observed that there was recapping of needle in 26 (86.7%) health facilities after administration of injection. Used needles were also observed outside the safety box in 24 (80%) health facilities while needles were also sighted around the premises of 10 (33.3%) of health facilities visited. Conclusion: It was concluded that there was high unsafe injection practices among PHCWs in Ilorin metropolis and recommended that there is need for training and supportive supervision for the PHCWs by Local government Authorities.	en
heal.publisher	Μαρβάκη, Χριστίνα	el
heal.journalName	Health Science Journal	en
heal.journalType	peer-reviewed
heal.fullTextAvailability	true
heal.dateCreated	2012-07