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Among the 334 HCEs with a history of exposure, 129 (38.6%) were staff nurses. Most HCEs [274 (82.0%)] developed a prick from the injector needle, and the majority (39.4%) received a prick on the fingers of the left hand. The majority (24.1%) were exposed to NSSIs and infectious body fluids while handling\/discarding biomedical wastes (BMWs). Delays in screening and initiation of postexposure prophylaxis (&gt;24\u00a0h) were observed among 10.3% and 15.1% of HCEs, respectively. There were significantly more NSSIs than other forms of occupational exposure during the COVID-19 period (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">p<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 0.046) and among HCEs aged 18\u201325\u00a0years (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">p<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 0.033). Females were more prone to exposure while handling\/discarding BMWs (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">p<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 0.0001).\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Training, particularly among junior HCEs, is needed to prevent NSSIs and exposure to infectious body fluids.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1177\/09246479261432856","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,3,11]],"date-time":"2026-03-11T14:22:48Z","timestamp":1773238968000},"page":"372-381","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1177\/sage-journals-update-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Clinical profile of healthcare employees with needlestick and sharps injuries and infectious body fluid exposure in tertiary care hospitals in southern India"],"prefix":"10.1177","volume":"37","author":[{"given":"Nitin","family":"Joseph","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Kasturba Medical College Mangalore"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Jithin","family":"Surendran","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Kasturba Medical College Mangalore"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Ayandeep","family":"Baruah","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Kasturba Medical College Mangalore"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Sunny","family":"Dev","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Kasturba Medical College Mangalore"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Aditi Raj","family":"Gupta","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Kasturba Medical College Mangalore"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Aastha","family":"Shukla","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Kasturba Medical College Mangalore"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Priyanka","family":"Roy","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Kasturba Medical College Mangalore"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Nadia","family":"Ozair","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Kasturba Medical College Mangalore"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Pranshi","family":"Agarwal","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Kasturba Medical College Mangalore"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"179","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,3,9]]},"reference":[{"key":"e_1_3_4_2_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1155\/2021\/9019534"},{"key":"e_1_3_4_3_2","first-page":"101726","article-title":"Financial impact of needle stick injury on a tertiary care teaching hospital","volume":"29","author":"Dhayagude S","year":"2024","unstructured":"Dhayagude S, Tolpadi A, Mane A, et al. 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