Sharps injuries among nurses in a thai regional hospital: Prevalence and risk factors

International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 215-223

  Honda, M ^a   Chompikul, J ^a   Rattanapan, C ^a   Wood, G ^b   Klungboonkrong, S ^c  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c KHON KAEN HOSPITAL   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Needlestick injury; Nurses; Prevalence; Prevention and control; Reporting rate; Sharps injuries

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; NEEDLE; NEEDLESTICK INJURY; NURSE; NURSE ATTITUDE; PREVALENCE; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOM SAMPLE; RISK FACTOR; SYRINGE; THAILAND; WORK ENVIRONMENT; WORKING TIME; WORKLOAD; WORKPLACE;

ACCIDENTS, OCCUPATIONAL; ADULT; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDLESTICK INJURIES; NURSES; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; THAILAND;

EID: 80052988703     PISSN: 20086520     EISSN: 20086814     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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