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Unsafe use of injections increasing risk of hepatitis, HIV: Study

Staff Correspondent
Unsafe use of injections in the hospitals is increasing the risk of infection of Hepatitis B virus (HBV), Hepatitis C virus (HC V > and Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) in the country, a study revealed.
The study jointly conducted by Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmacology of Dhaka University and the Centre for Social Research in Medicine and Health, School of Pharmacy of Nottingham University, also revealed that the health professionals are also at risk of infections for unsafe use of injections.
UK-Bangladesh Higher Education Link Programme under the British Council funded the study that covered some 24 Upazila Health Complexes in six divisions.
The research findings were revealed at a seminar titled Unsafe injection and the risk of HBV, HCV and HIV infec-
tionrWays to reduce the risk' at the British Council auditoriumyesterday.
The study revealed that rate of use of injections js higher in all the hospitals than actual need. On an average injection is being used in 77.92 percent cases. But, safety measures while injecting the patients are quite inappropriate.
Using soap or alcohol in hand washing, cleansing the injectable place with rectified spirit, preparing the injection in a clean table and to watch the reaction of the patient after injecting are not followed as part of safety measures, the study showed.
"Though it is good that disposable syringes are being used, but disposal of used materials are not taking place properly that increases the risk of infectious diseases even those who are engaged in waste management," said Prof AK Azad Chowdhury, lead investigator of the study and teacher of Department of
Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmacology.
The health care providers except some in the Dhaka and Rajshahi division are not properly trained for safe injection and very few of the health professionals have got the HBV' and HCV vaccine, he said while presenting the summery of the findings.
Pointing to the global situation he also said that half of the world's 15 billion injections is unsafe. 20 million HBV infections, 2 million HCV infections and 2, 60,000 HIV new infections are associated with unsafe use of injections each year worldwide.
When 10 percent people are carrier.of HBV and 3.6 percent of HCV in the country, it is important to take immediate intervention, including rational use of injections, maintaining safety measures and training of the health professionals, the experts said.
Health Adviser Prof Syed Modasser Ali was present at
the programme as the chief guest, while Dhaka University Vice Chancellor Prof AAMS Arefin Siddiqui, Claire Anderson of Nottingham University, Prof ABM Faroque of Pharmaceutical Technology, Dr Shahadat Hossain of Directorate General of Health Services, amongothers, spoke.