Sharps injuries and splash exposures among healthcare workers in Arab countries: protocol of a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Sharps injuries, including needlestick injuries and splash exposures, constitute serious occupational health problems for healthcare workers, carrying the risk of bloodborne infections. However, data on such occupational incidents and their risk factors in healthcare settings are scarce and not systematically summarised in the Arab countries.The aim of this study is to conduct a systematic review and meta-analysis to review published literature about sharps injuries and splash exposures of healthcare workers in Arab countries, with the objectives to determine the incidence and/or prevalence of these events, their identified risk factors and the applied preventive and postexposure prophylactic measures.

Methods and analysis

The protocol is developed in accordance

SUBMITTER: Karkaz I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8499251 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature