Knowledge, attitudes and practices of barbers regarding hepatitis B and C viral infection in Sana'a City, Yemen

Journal of Community Health

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 935-939

  Al Rabeei, Nabil Ahmed ^a   Al Thaifani, Abdulhameed Ali ^a   Dallak, Abdulsalam Mohammed ^a  

^a SANA A UNIVERSITY   (Yemen)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Barbers; HBV; HCV; Knowledge; Practices

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HAIRDRESSER; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; MALE; RISK FACTOR; YEMEN;

ADULT; BARBERING; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS C; HUMANS; MALE; RISK FACTORS; YEMEN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84866664720     PISSN: 00945145     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10900-011-9535-7     Document Type: Article

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