9 articles in this issue
CO Amira,JO Awobusuyi
Background: Needle-stick and sharps injuries carry the risk of infection and are occupational hazards for all health care professionals involved in clinical care.Objective: To determine the frequency and factors contributing to needle-stick injury (NSI) a... see more
A Tada,M Watanabe,H Senpuku
Background: In recent years, dentists have more opportunity of treating patients infected with blood-borne pathogens. Although compliance with infection control practice (ICP) in dental practice is required, it is not still sufficiently spread in Japan.Ob... see more
E Agbenu,Y Chartier,J Eleeza,KO Antwi-Agyei,S Diamenu,O Ronveaux,W Perea
Background: Current WHO best infection control practices for injections do not address the use of hub cutters due to insufficient evidence on safety and efficacy.Objective: To assess the impact of the use of hub cutters on 1) the frequency of needle-stick... see more
M Hajjaji Darouiche,T Chaabouni,K Jmal Hammami,F Messadi Akrout,M Abdennadher,A Hammami,H Karray,ML Masmoudi
Blood and body fluid Exposure is a major occupational safety problems for health care workers. Therefore, we conducted a descriptive and retrospective study to identify the characteristics of blood exposure accidents in health care settings which lasted f... see more
M Danaei,P Karimzadeh,M Momeni,CJ Palenik,M Nayebi,V Keshavarzi,M Askarian
Background: Dental waste can be hazardous to humans and the environment.Objective: To determine the current status of dental waste management in private and public dental clinics and private dental offices in Shiraz, southern Iran.Methods: This cross-sect... see more
P Phukan
Background: The guidelines for minimizing occupational health risk from exposure to highly infectious diseases is already established but little information exists on the compliance of these measures among paramedical workers in India.Objective: To study ... see more
R Mehrdad,EH Atkins,SA Sharifian,G Pouryaghoub
Background: Exposure to human blood and body fluids is a common risk for nurses. Many factors can affect the prevalence and incidence of this occupational hazard. Psychosocial factors at work may be a risk factor for the exposure.Objective: To assess need... see more
D Ogoina,K Pondei,B Adetunji,G Chima,C Isichei,S Gidado
Background: Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is an endemic infection in Nigeria. Health care workers (HCWs) are at risk of occupational exposures to HBV-infected blood and body fluids.Objective: To determine the prevalence and determinants of HBV vaccine... see more
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