Needlestick injury prevention training among health care workers in the Caribbean

Needlestick injury prevention training among health care workers in the Caribbean

The rate of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), hepatitis B virus (HBV), and hepatitis C virus (HCV) infections among health care workers that is caused by sharps injuries is higher in the Caribbean and Latin America than in other regions of the world. To respond to and reduce occupational exposures...

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Main Authors: Muge Akpinar-Elci, Satesh Bidaisee, Praveen Durgampudi, Roger Radix, Julietta Rodriquez-Guzman, MyNgoc Thuy Nguyen, Omur Cinar Elci
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pan American Health Organization 2018-06-01
Series:Revista Panamericana de Salud Pública
Subjects:
Needlestick injuries
accident prevention
health care surveys
health personnel
West Indies
Online Access:http://iris.paho.org/xmlui/handle/123456789/49115

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