Poor knowledge - Predictor of nonadherence to universal precautions for blood borne pathogens at first level care facilities in Pakistan

BMC Infectious Diseases

Volumn 7, Issue , 2007, Pages

  Janjua, Naveed Z ^a,b   Razaq, Mahreen ^a   Chandir, Subhash ^c   Rozi, Shafquat ^a   Mahmood, Bushra ^b  

^a AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^c Shaheed Mohtarama Benazir Bhutto Medical University   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; GLOVE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH SURVEY; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RISK; INFECTION SENSITIVITY; INTERVIEW; KNOWLEDGE; MULTIPLE LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; NEEDLESTICK INJURY; PAKISTAN; PREDICTION; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCORING SYSTEM; VACCINATION; WORK EXPERIENCE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BLOODBORNE BACTERIUM; CROSS INFECTION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STANDARD; STATISTICS;

ADULT; BLOOD-BORNE PATHOGENS; CROSS INFECTION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, PATIENT-TO-PROFESSIONAL; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; PAKISTAN; PERSONNEL, HOSPITAL; UNIVERSAL PRECAUTIONS;

EID: 34547930154     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712334     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2334-7-81     Document Type: Article

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