ably Uganda’s gravest public health issue, unintended pregnancy and unsafe abortion also rank high among serious health problems facing the country. Unplanned births are common and represent a growing proportion of all births— almost 40% in 2000, compared with 29% in 1995. With such high levels of unplanned childbearing, it is likely that abortion is becoming increasingly common in Uganda, even...

Edilberto Loaiza and Nuriye Ortalyi provided feedback on drafts; Stan Bernstein and Howard Friedman provided technical assistance on costing data and analyses; and Jacqueline Mahon and Sharif Egal coordinated UNFPA's inputs, reviewed drafts and provided valuable help on references. Executive Summary care (including routine care and care for complications), and many who get care do not receive a...

Background: Needlestick injury is a dangerous work accident that causes blood contact with pa- tients and at risk of being infected borne diseases such as hepatitis B virus (HBV), C (HCV), human immunodeficiency (HIV). The purpose this study was to analyze the influence unsafe behavior factors on incidence accidents due needlestick health workers in hospitals. Subjects Method: This research con...

Many automobile drivers are aware of the driving behaviours and habits that can lead to inefficient and unsafe driving. However, it is often the case that these same drivers unknowingly exhibit these inefficient and unsafe driving behaviours in their everyday driving activity. This paper proposes a practical and economical way to capture, measure, and alert drives of inefficient and unsafe driv...

Glutaraldehyde is a potential sensitizer and has been implicated in the literature as a cause of respiratory irritation and asthma among health care workers. In order to evaluate the effect of work practices and general ventilation system on employees' peak exposure to glutaraldehyde, 42 breathing zone personal air samples were taken in five hospitals. In addition, work practices were observed ...

BACKGROUND Workplace violence (WPV) is becoming an issue that needs immediate attention in the United States, especially during this period as more states are adopting the "stand your ground laws to promote worker protection." This study was conducted to investigate how WPV has contributed to an unsafe environment for nurses and nursing assistants who work in long-term medical care facilities. ...

OBJECTIVES To determine the effectiveness of a two-phase intervention designed to reduce the use of unsafe abbreviations. METHODS An observational prospective study was conducted at the King Khalid University Hospital in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia during May-September 2009. A list of unsafe abbreviations was formulated based on the recommendations of the Institute for Safe Medication Practices. The...