Knowledge about blood-borne pathogens and the prevalence of needle stick injuries among medical students in Serbia

Abstract

Medical students are mainly exposed to needle stick and sharp object injuries in the course of their clinical activities during studying. They are at high risk due to their undeveloped skills, restricted clinical experience, lack of knowledge and risk perception. The objectives of this study were to determine the prevalence of needle stick injuries of the fourth and final year medical students, and to estimate their knowledge about blood-borne pathogens disease transmission and standard precautions.

Keywords

• hepatitis b vaccine
• knowledge
• medical students
• needlestick injuries
• serbia
• cepivo za hepatitis b
• znanje
• študenti medicine
• poškodbe z injekcijskimi iglami
• srbija