Methodlogy: QUESTIONNAIRE

   A 21 item questionnaire was administered to 150 health care workers from different departments of Hospital Tengku Ampuan Afzan (HTAA) Kuantan, Pahang to measure knowledge, attitude and practices on needle stick injuries.These health care workers are normally directly exposed to blood products and needle-stick injuries while dealing with patients. Data collection was carried out using a standardized questionnaire. The respondents were given a briefing on the aims of the study, and were asked not to disclose their identity to assure them that this survey was only for academic purposes.

AIM & OBJECTIVE

3 of us,struggling to fulfill the objectives:p

                                            Objectives of the project

1)To assess the knowledge, attitude and practices among health care workers on needle-stick injuries in Hospital Tengku Ampuan Afzan (HTAA)

2) To study prevalence and response to needle stick injuries among health care workers.

OFFICIAL TITLE

"Great things never came from comfort zone"

In early October we actually came out with different proposal title : THE FACTORS THAT INFLUENCE THE BIRTH WEIGHT BABIES IN HTAA.

However,after much discussion among group members,we decided to take toll on new topic since this seems too clinical.(We also ask several lecturer upon this).As a full-time trainee it is quite hard and time consuming in order for us to obtain the specified data.

Looking back from this date,we are grateful that we picked this topic since there are so much to be discover and learnt from.Here we are,giving our best in completing this final year project.

"STUDY ON KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDE AND PRACTICES AMONG HEALTH CARE WORKERS ON NEEDLE-STICK INJURIES IN HOSPITAL TENGKU AMPUAN AFZAN (HTAA)"

An Overview :Needlestick Injury

The National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH, 1999) reported
that the rate of Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) transmission to susceptible HCW ranges
from 6% to 30% after a single needlestick exposure to an HBV-infected patient.

Prospective studies of HCW exposed to Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) through
needlestick, or other percutaneous injuries, have found that the incidence of anti-
HCV seroconversion averages 1.8% (range 0% to 7%) per injury.

Currently, there is no vaccine in existence to prevent HCV infection, and neither immunoglobulin nor
antiviral therapy is recommended as post exposure prophylaxis. For Human
Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infection, the average risk of post needlestick
exposure to HIV-infected blood is 0.3% or 1 in 300 (CDC 1991).

Introduction (2) Needlestick Injury Issue In Malaysia

Greeting to all,
Do you know..?

That the most common form of injuries among health care workers (HCW) are needle stick injuries.In Malaysia,the Occupational Health Unit in the Ministry of Health had reported an incidence rate of 4.7 needlestick injuries per 1000 HCW's in 2005.
With outgrowing number of patients,limited time and ascending workload,we can make early hypothesis whether this statistic will increase in number or not.
In short, almost in everything we do,with conscience or not,the hazard is there.For instance,as a healthcare worker,most of them are exposed to the risk of getting needlestick injury.

Introduction On Needlestick Injury Issue in Malaysia

Greeting to all,

Before going deeper,there is a few abbreviation or terms that must be mastered in order to make the process of understanding what it is all about more easier..
They say you can't fall in love without knowing the person right?Same goes with the learning process:)

ABBREVIATION
HCW                 Health Care Workers
EPP                   Exposure Prone Procedures
PEP                   Post Exposure Prophylaxis
HIV                   Human Immunodeficiency Virus
HBV                  Hepatitis B Virus
Anti-HBs           Hepatitis B Surface Antigen
HBIG                Hepatitis B Immune Globulin
HCV                 Hepatitis C Virus
HCV RNA       Hepatitis C Virus Ribonucleic Acid
PCR                 Polymerase Chain Reaction
FMS                 Family Medicine Specialist