Intention to comply with post-exposure management among nurses exposed to blood and body fluids in Taiwan: Application of the theory of planned behaviour

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 77, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 321-326

  Ko, N Y ^a   Yeh, S H ^b,c   Tsay, S L ^d   Ma, H J ^a   Chen, C H ^a   Pan, S M ^e   Feng, M C ^e   Chiang, M C ^c   Lee, Y W ^f   Chang, L H ^g   Jang, J F ^h  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^c Chang Gung Hospital   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL TAIPEI UNIVERSITY OF NURSING AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (Taiwan)

^e Koahsiung Municipal Ta Tung Hospital   (Taiwan)

^f CHANGHUA CHRISTIAN HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^g TAICHUNG ARMED FORCES GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^h MENNONITE CHRISTIAN HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Bloodborne virus infections; Needlestick and sharps injury; Post exposure management; Structural equation modelling; Theory of planned behaviour

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; BLOOD; BODY FLUID; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; GOOD CLINICAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION CONTROL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MANAGEMENT; MONITORING; NEEDLESTICK INJURY; NURSING PRACTICE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POST EXPOSURE PROPHYLAXIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEROLOGY; SOCIAL PROBLEM; STRUCTURAL EQUATION MODELING; TAIWAN; THEORY OF PLANNED BEHAVIOR; VACCINATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; BLOOD; BLOOD-BORNE PATHOGENS; BODY FLUIDS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSES; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; POST-EXPOSURE PROPHYLAXIS; QUESTIONNAIRES; TAIWAN; VIRUS DISEASES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79952702538     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2010.09.025     Document Type: Article

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