Barriers and motivators affecting tuberculosis infection control practices of Russian health care workers

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 16, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 1092-1096

  Woith, Wendy ^a   Volchenkov, G ^b   Larson, J ^c  

^a ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Vladimir Oblast Tuberculosis Dispensary ^*  (Russian Federation)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Barriers; Facilitators; Health care worker; Infection control; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ETHNIC GROUP; FEAR; FEMALE; HEALTH BELIEF; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; LABORATORY PERSONNEL; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MALE; NURSE; PARAMEDICAL EDUCATION; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; PUNISHMENT; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RUSSIAN FEDERATION; SUPPORT GROUP; TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL;

ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; FEAR; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTIOUS DISEASE TRANSMISSION, PATIENT-TO-PROFESSIONAL; INPATIENTS; MALE; MOTIVATION; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PATIENT CARE TEAM; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; RUSSIA; TUBERCULOSIS; VENTILATORS, MECHANICAL;

EID: 84863598495     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5588/ijtld.10.0779     Document Type: Article

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