Review Article
The Prevalence and Underreporting of Needlestick Injuries among Dental Healthcare Workers in Pakistan: A Systematic Review
Table 2
Frequency of needlestick injuries amongst dental-HCWs who reported they had experienced at least one NSI.
| | Study | Number of needlestick injuries | | 1 NSI | >1 NSI | >2 NSIs | <5 NSIs | ≥5 NSIs |
| | Baig et al. (2014) [41] | 233 (64%) | 132 (36%) | 68 (19%) | NA | NA | | Gichki et al. (2015) [42] | 21 (64%) | 12 (36%) | NA | NA | NA | | Jan et al. (2014) [26] | 16 (12%) | 119 (88%) | 36 (27%) | NA | NA | | Mehboob et al. (2012) [44] | NA | NA | NA | 61 (77%) | 18 (23%) | | Shahzad et al. (2013) [17] | 89 (33%) | 179 (67%) | 121 (45%) | NA | NA |
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NSIs were reported in preceding 12 months. NA = not available. |
