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

ABSTRACT:

Background

Occupational 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.

Methods

PubMed, Science Direct, Hinari, Google Scholar, and the Cochrane library were systematically searched; withal, the references of appended articles were also checked fo

SUBMITTER: Sahiledengle B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7533038 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature