| Title: | The effectiveness of intervention to reduce blood-borne pathogen exposure incidents in healthcare workers in the largest clinical setting in Slovenia |
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| Authors: | ID Šestan, Nevenka (Author)
ID Zaletel-Kragelj, Lijana (Author)
ID Franko, Alenka (Author) |
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 URL - Source URL, visit https://sciendo.com/article/10.2478/sjph-2025-0010
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| Language: | English |
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| Typology: | 1.01 - Original Scientific Article |
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| Organization: |  UKC LJ - Ljubljana University Medical Centre
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| Abstract: | Aim: Aimed at evaluating the effectiveness of intensified organised training programmes introduced in 2016 and 2017 for raising awareness of the problem of blood-borne incidents (BBIs), the objective was to analyse the incidence of reported BBIs (RBBI) over a 15-year period in different groups of healthcare workers (HCWs) employed at the University Medical Centre in Ljubljana (UMCL). Methods: All UMCL incidents that occurred and were reported from 1 January 2008 to 31 December 2022 were included in the study. The entire period was divided into two observation periods, 2008-2017 and 2017-2022. For testing a linear trend, whenever applicable a piecewise/segmented linear regression was applied, with the year 2017 as a break-point. Results: In the 2008–2017 period, the trend of annual incidence risk was mostly on the increase. The increase was statistically significant in medical doctors (MDs) and dental medicine doctors (DMDs) (p<0.001) as well as in other occupational groups (p=0.015). In the 2017-2022 period, the decrease was statistically significant in females (p=0.011), in MDs and DMDs (p=0.007), in nurses (p=0.021) and in HCWs in the Surgery Division (p=0.023). Conclusion: The results of the present study suggest that measures introduced in the UMCL were partially effective. The findings could serve as a basis for the development of improved programmes for better prevention, reporting and reducing the consequences of blood-borne pathogen exposure incidents among HCWs not only in Slovenia, but also worldwide. |
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| Keywords: | occupational incidents, sharps, large clinical setting |
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| Publication status: | Published |
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| Publication version: | Version of Record |
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| Year of publishing: | 2025 |
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| Number of pages: | str. 73-84 |
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| Numbering: | Letn. 64, št. 2 |
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| PID: | 20.500.12556/DiRROS-29092  |
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| UDC: | 614 |
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| ISSN on article: | 0351-0026 |
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| DOI: | 10.2478/sjph-2025-0010 |
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| COBISS.SI-ID: | 228163075 |
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| Note: | Besedilo v angl.;
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| Publication date in DiRROS: | 20.04.2026 |
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| Views: | 30 |
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| Downloads: | 10 |
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