Self-reported occupational exposure to HIV and factors influencing its management practice: A study of healthcare workers in Tumbi and Dodoma Hospitals, Tanzania

BMC Health Services Research

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Mashoto, Kijakazi O ^a   Mubyazi, Godfrey M ^a   Mohamed, Hussein ^b   Malebo, Hamisi M ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Tanzania)

^b MUHIMBILI UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH AND ALLIED SCIENCES   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

Healthcare workers; HIV; Occupational exposure

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALE; MEDICAL STAFF; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK MANAGEMENT; SELF REPORT; STATISTICS; TANZANIA;

ADULT; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK MANAGEMENT; SELF REPORT; TANZANIA;

EID: 84880181944     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726963     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6963-13-276     Document Type: Article

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