Background A needle stick injury is a serious occupational health hazard in health care
settings. Health care workers are at risk of bloodborne diseases and the psychological …

Introduction: Accidental occupational exposure of healthcare workers to blood and body
fluids after skin injury or mucous membrane contact constitutes a risk for transmission of …

Objective: To assess the knowledge and practice of post exposure prophylaxis (PEP)
against HIV infection among health care providers in University of Abuja Teaching Hospital …

Aims and objectives: The purpose of this review was to discover the impact of sharps injuries
in the student nurse population. Background: Much is known and reported about sharps …

Background Accidental exposure to blood and body fluids is a public health concern,
especially among health workers and constitutes a risk of transmission of blood-borne …

O objetivo do estudo foi identificar o perfil dos acidentes com exposição a material biológico
ocorridos em Minas Gerais. Estudo descritivo, transversal realizado por meio de consulta ao …

We present the updated British Association for Sexual Health and HIV (BASHH) guidelines
for post‐exposure prophylaxis (PEP) to HIV following sexual exposures, occupational …

Introduction. In Ethiopia, infection prevention to protect patients, healthcare workers, and
visitors from healthcare‐acquired infections is one of a number of nationwide …

Background The studies enumerating the risk of HIV transmission to health care workers
(HCWs) as 0.3% after percutaneous exposure to HIV-positive blood, and 0.09% after a …

Sexual violence and HIV are two serious public health problems in South Africa. Post
exposure prophylaxis (PEP) to prevent HIV after rape was introduced into the South African …