Risk factors for transmission of HIV in a hospital environment of Yaoundé, Cameroon

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Volumn 7, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 2085-2100

  Mbanya, Dora ^a,b   Ateudjieu, Jerome ^a   Tagny, Claude Tayou ^a,b   Moudourou, Sylvie ^b   Lobe, Marcel Monny ^a,c   Kaptue, Lazare ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YAOUNDÉ I   (Cameroon)

^b Centre Hospitalier et Universitaire de Yaounde   (Cameroon)

^c Hopital Central de Yaounde   (Cameroon)

^d Higher Institute of Public Health Sciences   (Cameroon)

Author keywords

Health personnel; HIV transmission; Safety measure

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAMEROON; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RISK; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; VIRUS TRANSMISSION; HIV INFECTIONS; HOSPITAL; MASK; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTOR; TRANSMISSION;

ADULT; CAMEROON; FEMALE; GLOVES, PROTECTIVE; HIV INFECTIONS; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; MALE; MASKS; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 77954789727     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16604601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph7052085     Document Type: Article

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