@article{ref1,
title="Occupational accidents by biological risk in clinical laboratory workers. Yopal, Colombia",
journal="Revista médica del Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social",
year="2020",
author="Ochoa-Gelvez, Edwin Omar and Hernández-Herrera, Gilma Norella and Trillos-Peña, Carlos Enrique",
volume="58",
number="Suppl 2",
pages="S144-151",
abstract="BACKGROUND: Clinical laboratory workers are at permanent risk of suffering an occupational accident due to exposure to biohazard. These accidents may cause severe diseases, such as HIV, HBV or HCV. <br><br>OBJECTIVE: To describe the behavior of accidents due to occupational exposure to biohazard agents, and the characteristics of reports of occupational accidents in clinical laboratories in Yopal, Colombia. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Observational descriptive study with exploratory component and retrospective analysis of incident report forms of presumed occupational accidents. <br><br>RESULTS: For the period between January 1, 2016, to December 31, 2018, an occupational accident percentage of 24.6 (95% confidence interval [95% CI], 16.7-32.5) was estimated, and an underreporting percentage of 39.3 (95% CI, 21.3-57.3). The main reasons for not reporting were a perceived lack of time (45.4%), and a diminished perception of risk exposure (36.4%). In contrast, factors associated with the probability of having less occupational accidents included being hired for service time (prevalence ratio [PR] = 0.19; 95% CI, 0.04-0.89; p = 0.034), and the permanent use of personal protective equipment (PR = 0.14; 95% IC, 0.02-0.88; p =0.036). <br><br>CONCLUSION: Accident statistics in clinical laboratories prove the necessity to systematically reorganize risk management strategies that take into account human factor, organizational culture and control mechanisms.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0443-5117",
doi="10.24875/RMIMSS.M20000126",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.24875/RMIMSS.M20000126"
}