Practice of universal precautions and risk of occupational blood-borne viral infection among Congolese health care workers

Autor:	Janine Jagger, Okitotsho Stanislas Wembonyama, Ryoji Hirota, Elaine Kornblat Phillips, Narufumi Suganuma, Jane Perry, Lukuke Hendrick Mbutshu, Toru Yoshikawa, Nsolo Joseph Kaunge, Nlandu Roger Ngatu
Rok vydání:	2010
Předmět:	Epidemiology Cross-sectional study Needlestick injury Health Personnel Viral infection Risk Assessment Environmental health Occupational Exposure Health care Blood-Borne Pathogens Medicine Accidents Occupational Humans Needlestick Injuries High rate business.industry Health Policy Incidence (epidemiology) Incidence Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health medicine.disease Universal Precautions Hospitals Infectious Diseases Cross-Sectional Studies Universal precautions Virus Diseases Democratic Republic of the Congo Medical emergency Guideline Adherence business Risk assessment
Zdroj:	American journal of infection control. 40(1)
ISSN:	1527-3296
Popis:	The extent of occupational injuries among health care workers in central Africa, particularly in the Democratic Republic of Congo, is not documented. We sought to determine the incidence of percutaneous injury and exposure to blood and other body fluids in Congolese urban and rural hospitals in the previous year. Our data show high rates of percutaneous injury and exposure to blood and other body fluids, reflecting poor safety conditions for most Congolese health care workers.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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