Needle-stick injuries (NSI) pose a significant occupational hazard for nurses worldwide. With appropriate knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAP), the occurrence of NSI can be minimized. This study aimed to assess KAP Malaysian public hospital towards NSI. A cross-sectional was conducted involving 208 who completed self-administered questionnaires measuring KAP. Results showed that most had g...

INTRODUCTION Medical students are mainly exposed to needle stick and sharp object injuries in the course of their clinical activities during studying. They are at high risk due to their undeveloped skills, restricted clinical experience, lack of knowledge and risk perception. The objectives of this study were to determine the prevalence of needle stick injuries of the fourth and final year medi...

BACKGROUND Health care services can cause injuries to medical staff. One of these injuries is exposure to needle-sticks. This can result in the transmission of blood-borne diseases, such as HIV and hepatitis B; the staff undergo continuous stress. Thus, it is necessary to use some method to reduce this stress. OBJECTIVES The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of education based o...