Risk of infection among primary health workers in the Western Development Region, Nepal: Knowledge and compliance

Journal of Infection in Developing Countries

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 18-22

  Timilshina, Narhari ^a,b   Ansari, Mohammad Aslam ^a   Dayal, Vinita ^a  

^a SAM HIGGINBOTTOM UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (India)

^b TORONTO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Health workers; Infection control; Knowledge; Practice; Universal Precaution

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOCLAVE; BACTERIAL ENDOSPORE; BACTERIUM; DISINFECTION; FEMALE; FUNGUS; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION RISK; INTERVIEW; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; NEPAL; NORMAL HUMAN; PARASITE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURGICAL GLOVE; VIRUS;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; MALE; NEPAL; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK ASSESSMENT;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FUNGI;

EID: 79751472876     PISSN: 20366590     EISSN: 19722680     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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