| Title |
Uncovering high rates of unsafe injection equipment reuse in rural Cameroon: validation of a survey instrument that probes for specific misconceptions
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Harm Reduction Journal, February 2011
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| DOI | 10.1186/1477-7517-8-4 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Mbah P Okwen, Bedes Y Ngem, Fozao A Alomba, Mireille V Capo, Savanna R Reid, Ebong C Ewang |
| Abstract |
Unsafe reuse of injection equipment in hospitals is an on-going threat to patient safety in many parts of Africa. The extent of this problem is difficult to measure. Standard WHO injection safety assessment protocols used in the 2003 national injection safety assessment in Cameroon are problematic because health workers often behave differently under the observation of visitors. The main objective of this study is to assess the extent of unsafe injection equipment reuse and potential for blood-borne virus transmission in Cameroon. This can be done by probing for misconceptions about injection safety that explain reuse without sterilization. These misconceptions concern useless precautions against cross-contamination, i.e. "indirect reuse" of injection equipment. To investigate whether a shortage of supply explains unsafe reuse, we compared our survey data against records of purchases. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 2 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 1 | 50% |
| Scientists | 1 | 50% |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 1 | 1% |
| Japan | 1 | 1% |
| Belgium | 1 | 1% |
| Unknown | 78 | 96% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 17 | 21% |
| Researcher | 10 | 12% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 10 | 12% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 8 | 10% |
| Student > Bachelor | 6 | 7% |
| Other | 13 | 16% |
| Unknown | 17 | 21% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 24 | 30% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 11 | 14% |
| Social Sciences | 8 | 10% |
| Environmental Science | 3 | 4% |
| Engineering | 3 | 4% |
| Other | 14 | 17% |
| Unknown | 18 | 22% |
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