Uncovering high rates of unsafe injection equipment reuse in rural Cameroon: Validation of a survey instrument that probes for specific misconceptions

Harm Reduction Journal

Volumn 8, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Okwen, Mbah P ^a   Ngem, Bedes Y ^b   Alomba, Fozao A ^b   Capo, Mireille V ^c   Reid, Savanna R ^d   Ewang, Ebong C ^e  

^a Netherlands Development Organization (SNV)   (Cameroon)

^b Bali District Health Services   (Cameroon)

^c Netherlands Development Organization (SNV) No 10 Cowstreet   (Cameroon)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^e District Hospital Bali   (Cameroon)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAMEROON; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS C; HOSPITAL PURCHASING; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INCIDENCE; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION RATE; INFECTION RISK; INTERVIEW; NEEDLE; PATIENT SAFETY; PROBABILITY; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; RECYCLING; RURAL AREA; SELF REPORT; SYRINGE; UNSAFE INJECTION EQUIPMENT REUSE; VALIDATION STUDY; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

EID: 79551632509     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14777517     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1477-7517-8-4     Document Type: Article

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