Occupational exposures to blood and body fluids among healthcare workers in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine

Bruce John Edward Quisido¹  Demelash Woldeyohannes²  Yohannes Tekalegn³  Biniyam Sahiledengle³ 

[1] Department of Nursing, College of Health Science, Madda Walabu University Goba Referral Hospital, Bale-Goba, Ethiopia;Department of Public Health, College of Medicine and Health Science, Wachemo University, Hosanna, Ethiopia;Department of Public Health, Madda Walabu University Goba Referral Hospital, P.O. Box: 76, Bale Goba, Ethiopia;

关键词: Blood and body fluid;    Ethiopia;    Healthcare workers;    Mucocutaneous exposure;    Occupational exposure;    Splash;   

DOI  :  10.1186/s12199-020-00897-y

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

BackgroundOccupational exposure to blood and body fluids is a major risk factor for the transmission of blood-borne infections to healthcare workers. There are several primary studies in Ethiopia yet they might not be at the national level to quantify the extent of occupational blood and body fluid exposures (splash of blood or other body fluids into the eyes, nose, or mouth) or blood contact with non-intact skin among the healthcare workers. This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to estimate the pooled prevalence of occupational blood and body fluid exposure of healthcare workers in Ethiopia.MethodsPubMed, Science Direct, Hinari, Google Scholar, and the Cochrane library were systematically searched; withal, the references of appended articles were also checked for further possible sources. The Cochrane Q test statistics and I2 tests were used to assess the heterogeneity of the included studies. A random-effects meta-analysis model was used to estimate the lifetime and 12-month prevalence of occupational exposure to blood and body fluids among healthcare workers in Ethiopia.ResultsOf the 641 articles identified through the database search, 36 studies were included in the final analysis. The estimated pooled lifetime and 12-month prevalence on occupational exposure to blood and body fluids among healthcare workers were found to be at 54.95% (95% confidence interval (CI), 48.25–61.65) and 44.24% (95% CI, 36.98-51.51), respectively. The study identified a variation in healthcare workers who were exposed to blood and body fluids across Ethiopian regions.ConclusionThe finding of the present study revealed that there was a high level of annual and lifetime exposures to blood and body fluids among healthcare workers in Ethiopia.

【 授权许可】

CC BY