Lack of risk-awareness and reporting behavior towards HIV infection through needlestick injury among European medical students

International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health

Volumn 214, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 407-410

  Salzer, Helmut J F ^a   Hoenigl, Martin ^a   Kessler, Harald H ^a   Stigler, Florian L ^b   Raggam, Reinhard B ^c   Rippel, Karoline E ^a   Langmann, Hubert ^d   Sprenger, Martin ^a   Krause, Robert ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL GRAZ   (Austria)

^d Institute of Health Promotion and Prevention GmbH   (Austria)

Author keywords

HIV; Medical student; Needlestick injury; Post exposure prophylaxis; Prevention

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EUROPE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERNET; MALE; MEDICAL STUDENT; NEEDLESTICK INJURY; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; POST EXPOSURE PROPHYLAXIS; PREVALENCE; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; RISK; RISK MANAGEMENT; STATISTICS;

ADULT; BEHAVIOR; DATA COLLECTION; EUROPE; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; NEEDLESTICK INJURIES; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; POST-EXPOSURE PROPHYLAXIS; PREVALENCE; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; RISK; RISK MANAGEMENT; STUDENTS, MEDICAL; YOUNG ADULT;

HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS;

EID: 80051787682     PISSN: 14384639     EISSN: 1618131X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheh.2011.05.002     Document Type: Article

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