Occupational exposures to blood and body fluids among healthcare workers in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis

B Sahiledengle, Y Tekalegn, D Woldeyohannes… - … health and preventive …, 2020 - Springer
Background Occupational exposure to blood and body fluids is a major risk factor for the
transmission of blood-borne infections to healthcare workers. There are several primary …

Compliance with standard safety precautions and associated factors among health care workers in Hawassa University comprehensive, specialized hospital …

T Bekele, T Ashenaf, A Ermias, A Arega Sadore - PLoS One, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Background Globally, health care-associated infections had become serious public health
importance. Compliance with standard safety precaution is effective and inexpensive …

Occupational Exposure of Health‐Care Workers to Blood and Body Fluids in West Shewa Zone, Ethiopia, 2018: A Cross‐Sectional Study

D Lemessa, T Solomon - Journal of Environmental and Public …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Background. Health‐care workers are susceptible to acquiring blood and body fluids borne
infections due to their occupations involving contact with patients and their body fluids …

Compliance with standard precaution of infection prevention practice and associated factors among health care workers in Ethiopia: Mixed method study

A Kassa, SE Tadesse, F Walelign… - Health Science …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Backgrounds and Aims In developing countries, most infections can be prevented
with relatively inexpensive infection prevention methods. However, there is limited …

Occupational exposure to blood and body fluids among medical laboratory science students of the university of health and allied sciences during vocational internship …

PA Tawiah, K Oppong, ES Effah… - The Scientific World …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Medical laboratory science students (MLSS), likewise health care workers (HCW), invariably
get exposed to blood and body fluids (BBF) of patients. The degree of exposure of these …

Occupational exposure to blood and body fluids among nurses in public hospitals of the emergency department and intensive care unit, addis ababa, Ethiopia: cross …

O Adal, A Abebe - 2022 - researchsquare.com
Background: Exposure to blood and body fluids causes major health hazards and serious
concerns among health care professionals in their work settings. The prevalence of …

Factors Contributing to Occupational Injuries and Ill Health among Healthcare Workers in Selected Hospitals in Nairobi City County

EC Koskei - 2024 - ir.jkuat.ac.ke
Non-fatal occupational injuries and illnesses among healthcare workers are ranked among
the highest in any industry sector. In the context of the highly complex and hazardous work …

[PDF][PDF] Occupational exposure of health care workers to blood and body uids in West Shewa Zone, Oromia, Ethiopia, 2019: A cross-sectional study

T Solomon, D Lemessa - 2021 - pdfs.semanticscholar.org
Background: Health care workers are at risk of occupational exposure to blood and body
uids even though very few studies were conducted in Ethiopia. Therefore, this study was …

[PDF][PDF] Research Article Occupational Exposure of Health-Care Workers to Blood and Body Fluids in West Shewa Zone, Ethiopia, 2018: A Cross-Sectional Study

D Lemessa, T Solomon - 2021 - academia.edu
Background. Health-care workers are susceptible to acquiring blood and body fluids borne
infections due to their occupations involving contact with patients and their body fluids …