Splash of body fluids among healthcare support staff in Ghana: a cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Exposure to splash of body fluids is one of the common ways of transmitting blood-borne infections from patients to healthcare practitioners. Globally, there is a paucity of evidence on exposure to splash of body fluids among hospital housekeepers. This study, therefore, investigated splash of body fluid and its predisposing factors among healthcare support staff in the Greater Accra region, Ghana.

Methods

An analytic cross-sectional survey was conducted among support staff in 10 major hospitals between 30 January and 31 May 2023. A multi-stage sampling procedure was the overarching technique employed, and study participants were recruited through simple random and probability proportional-to-size sampling techniques. The data analyses were conducted using STATA 1

SUBMITTER: Tawiah PA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10906057 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature