Knowledge and practice of universal precautions against blood borne pathogens amongst house officers and nurses in tertiary health institutions in Southeast Nigeria

Nigerian Journal of Clinical Practice

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 398-402

  Adinma, E D ^a   Ezeama, C ^a   Adinma, J I B ^a   Asuzu, M C ^b  

^a NNAMDI AZIKIWE UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Healthcare workers; Knowledge and practice; Nigeria; Tertiary healt institutions; Universal precautions

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BLOODBORNE BACTERIUM; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NIGERIA; NURSING STAFF; PHYSICIAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; QUESTIONNAIRE; STANDARD; STATISTICS; TEACHING HOSPITAL;

ADULT; BLOOD-BORNE PATHOGENS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTIOUS DISEASE TRANSMISSION, PATIENT-TO-PROFESSIONAL; MALE; NIGERIA; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PHYSICIANS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; QUESTIONNAIRES; UNIVERSAL PRECAUTIONS;

EID: 72849126916     PISSN: 11193077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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