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Abstract
Unsafe injection practices are common all over the world. According to the annual number of unsafe injections, the Eastern Mediterranean Region had the highest number of unsafe injections. Because of the overuse of injections in numerous countries including Egypt, unsafe injections cause a considerable extent of diseases with blood borne pathogens. At- risk of infection are injection recipients and service providers through contaminated needles and syringes and the community at large through exposure to contaminated sharps waste.
This study was conducted to assist national authorities in assessing, and evaluating the national policy, plans and strategies for injection safety. The present study was carried out to determine injection pattern of use at the PHC facilities, assess injection safety practices and safe disposal among PHC workers, and investigate the availability of equipment for safe injection practices and the safe disposal of the waste produced after injection in the PHC facilities.
A cross sectional observational study was conducted from August to December 2018 with injection prescribers and providers working at 12 PHC as well as injection recipients attending the facilities within Idku city, Egypt. Almost 720 prescriptions were reviewed, 46 locations for injections and 152 injection events were observed. An abstract-sheet was used to extract data from the prescriptions. Structured observational checklists were used for observing availability of equipment and injection practices. Interview formats were used for direct interviewing of the study participants. Standard univariate statistics were used. Chi-square, and Monte Carlo tests were used as tests for significance at the 5% level of significance. Facility-based injection practice indicators were formulated.