AWARENESS AND PRACTICE OF UNIVERSAL PRECAUTIONS BY HEALTH CARE WORKERS IN A TEACHING INSTITUTE
Health Care Workers (HCWs) face a grave risk of acquiring infection including Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and Hepatitis B & C during the course of their work. A questionnaire based study was conducted amongst the 154 HCWs working in a teaching hospital to study Acquired Immunodeficiency S...
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| author | Puneet Dargan S Thakur B K Jain R Singh M Deb |
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| description | Health Care Workers (HCWs) face a grave risk of acquiring infection including Human
Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and Hepatitis B & C during the course of their work.
A questionnaire based study was conducted amongst the 154 HCWs working in a
teaching hospital to study Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) awareness,
and to assess the knowledge, attitude, and practice in respect of application of universal
precautions. This study has shown that definite lacunae exist regarding awareness
and practice of universal precautions. Comprehensive in service educational
programme for HCWs regarding the implementation of universal precautions is
recommended. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-e6340c8979b341a59bc985ebe1625fca2025-08-20T00:39:49ZengNepal Medical AssociationJournal of Nepal Medical Association0028-27151815-672X2003-07-014013910.31729/jnma.830AWARENESS AND PRACTICE OF UNIVERSAL PRECAUTIONS BY HEALTH CARE WORKERS IN A TEACHING INSTITUTEPuneet Dargan0S Thakur1B K Jain2R Singh3M Deb4B. P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, (BPKIHS) DharanB. P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, (BPKIHS) DharanB. P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, (BPKIHS) DharanB. P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, (BPKIHS) DharanB. P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, (BPKIHS) DharanHealth Care Workers (HCWs) face a grave risk of acquiring infection including Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and Hepatitis B & C during the course of their work. A questionnaire based study was conducted amongst the 154 HCWs working in a teaching hospital to study Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) awareness, and to assess the knowledge, attitude, and practice in respect of application of universal precautions. This study has shown that definite lacunae exist regarding awareness and practice of universal precautions. Comprehensive in service educational programme for HCWs regarding the implementation of universal precautions is recommended.http://jnma.com.np/jnma/index.php/jnma/article/view/830 |
| spellingShingle | Puneet Dargan S Thakur B K Jain R Singh M Deb AWARENESS AND PRACTICE OF UNIVERSAL PRECAUTIONS BY HEALTH CARE WORKERS IN A TEACHING INSTITUTE |
| title | AWARENESS AND PRACTICE OF UNIVERSAL PRECAUTIONS BY HEALTH CARE WORKERS IN A TEACHING INSTITUTE |
| title_full | AWARENESS AND PRACTICE OF UNIVERSAL PRECAUTIONS BY HEALTH CARE WORKERS IN A TEACHING INSTITUTE |
| title_fullStr | AWARENESS AND PRACTICE OF UNIVERSAL PRECAUTIONS BY HEALTH CARE WORKERS IN A TEACHING INSTITUTE |
| title_full_unstemmed | AWARENESS AND PRACTICE OF UNIVERSAL PRECAUTIONS BY HEALTH CARE WORKERS IN A TEACHING INSTITUTE |
| title_short | AWARENESS AND PRACTICE OF UNIVERSAL PRECAUTIONS BY HEALTH CARE WORKERS IN A TEACHING INSTITUTE |
| title_sort | awareness and practice of universal precautions by health care workers in a teaching institute |
| url | http://jnma.com.np/jnma/index.php/jnma/article/view/830 |
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