Knowledge and practice of tuberculosis infection control among health professionals in Northwest Ethiopia; 2011

BMC Health Services Research

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Temesgen, Chanie ^a   Demissie, Meaza ^b  

^a Addis Continental Institute of Public Health ^*  (Ethiopia)

^b ADDIS CONTINENTAL INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Ethiopia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CROSS INFECTION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ETHIOPIA; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; KNOWLEDGE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; TUBERCULOSIS; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; CROSS INFECTION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ETHIOPIA; FEMALE; HEALTH FACILITIES; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; KNOWLEDGE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; PREVALENCE; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; TUBERCULOSIS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84988564392     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726963     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12913-014-0593-2     Document Type: Article

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