1Associate Professor, (Pediatrics), Rama Medical College, Ghaziabad
2Assistant Professor, (Biostatistics), Department of Community Medicine, Subharti Medical College, Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, India
3Assistant Professor, (Medical Sociology), Department of Community Medicine, Subharti Medical College, Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, India
4Senior Resident, (Pediatrics), Rama Medical College, Ghaziabad
*Corresponding author: Dr. Sartaj Ahmad Telephone: 09897093882, Email: sartajsaleem@gmail.com
Online published on 4 January, 2017.
Unsafe injection practices are commonly associated with transmission of blood-borne pathogens. Around 16 billion injections are administered each year in developing and transitional countries, most of these are unnecessary and unsafe. The re-use of needles and syringes are common public health problem.
A cross-sectional study was done on injection practices among health care providers in Ghaziabad UP. Predesigned pretested Proforma was filled by interviewing injection providers. Microsoft Excel was used for analysis. Chi-square test was used as test of significance and p value of less than 0.05 was considered as significant.
Practice of (37.5%) hands washing, (40.0%) checked expiry date of drugs on vials or ampules, at the time of giving injection. (45.0%) used gloves, (72.5%) used disposable syringes and needles and (27.5%) glass syringe. (87.5%) used spirit swab, (15.0%) touch the syringes or needles before or after giving injection. (75.0%) participants were doing harmful practices like recapping of needles and re-use of syringes, (27.5%) used needle destroyer by hub cutter soon after injection procedure. (22.5%) of the participants used color coded bags for proper disposal of syringes and needles.
The results indicated prevalent unsafe injection practices in survey area. In addition interventions are needed to improve injection safely.
Health care providers, Safe injection practices, Injection Procedure
