Table 2 Awareness of safety injection among the nurses in Beni-Suef, Egypt, and Qassim, KSA, 2017
From: Safe injection awareness and practices among nursing staff in an Egyptian and a Saudi hospital
Part I—12 items | Correct answer | P value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Qassim Hospital N (%) | Beni-Suef UH N (%) | Total | ||
Is there an implemented safe injection policy and procedure in your hospital? | 233 (93.2) | 245 (98) | 478 (95.5) | 0.001* |
Are there implemented infection control policies and procedures in your hospital? | 241(96.4) | 248 (99.2) | 489 (97.8) | 0.001* |
Are there implemented policies and procedures for post-exposure needlestick injuries? | 234 (93.6) | 244 (97.6) | 478 (95.6) | 0.001* |
Have you received any training for safe injection during the past year in your hospital? | 176 (70.4) | 237 (94.8) | 413 (82.6) | 0.001* |
Do you know about measures to be taken after NSI? | 240 (96) | 232(92.8) | 472(94.4) | 0.001* |
Are sharps disposal box present beside the place of injection procedure? | 228 (91.2) | 248(99.2) | 476(95.2) | 0.001* |
R-During the past month, was there a shortage of sharps disposal box? | 201 (80.4) | 180 (72) | 381(76.2) | 0.018* |
R-Do you have shortage of syringes stock at any time during the previous month? | 186 (74.4) | 187(74.8) | 373(74.6) | 0.500 |
Are there implemented policies and procedures for waste sorting? | 226 (90.4) | 246(98.4) | 472(94.4) | 0.001* |
Have you received training for waste sorting? | 175 (70.0) | 212(84.8) | 387(77.4) | 0.001* |
Do you know about blood-borne diseases? | 250(100) | 244(97.6) | 494(98.8) | 0.030* |
Have you received 3 doses of HBV vaccination? | 156(62.4) | 190 (76) | 346(69.2) | 0.001* |