Background Occupational blood exposure is one of the major public health problems that
healthcare workers (HCWs) are encountering. Most previous occupational blood exposure …

Research Page 1 Page number not for citation purposes 1 Hepatitis B vaccine uptake among
healthcare workers in a referral hospital, Accra Gloria Akosua Ansa1, Kenneth Nana Affoh …

Background Healthcare workers are still at risk from needlesticks and sharps injuries, which
can expose them to blood-borne diseases like hepatitis B, hepatitis C, and HIV. We aimed to …

Introduction A Minnesota union identified to researchers at the University of Minnesota a
concern relevant to a possible relation between their daily workload and outcome of …

Objective This study aimed to determine the magnitude of occupational exposure to sharp
injuries and identify its associated factors among nurses. Design Institution-based cross …

Objectives We aimed to identify who sustains needlestick and sharps injuries, under what
circumstances and what actions are taken to minimize the risk and in response to …

Background: Healthcare workers (HCWs) have an increased risk of occupational exposure
to blood-borne pathogens. Aims/objectives: We aim to examine the utilisation and outcome …

Sir, Accidental needle stick and sharp object injuries carry major risk factors for blood-borne
infections amongst health workers.[1, 2] The blood-borne infections that are mostly …

Abstract Introduction: Approximately, 1,000 HIV infections are transmitted annually to health
care workers (HCWs) worldwide from occupational exposures. Tanzania HCWs experience …

Background. This study investigated and analyzed the current situation of sharp injuries
among health care workers (HCWs) in China's Shandong Province. Methods. By means of …