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BACKGROUND Hepatitis B vaccination for healthcare workers (HCWs) is a key component of the WHO Hepatitis B Elimination Strategy 2016-2021. Data on current hepatitis B vaccine coverage among health care workers in Sub-Saharan Africa are scarce, but these data are vital for effective programming. We assessed the proportion of HCWs vaccinated for hepatitis B and the factors associated with adequat...
Staphylococcus Aureus (SA) and especially Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA) remains a major cause of healthcare-associated infections worldwide. Health Care Workers (HCWs) may act as reservoirs for transmission of MRSA to patients and other HCWs. The aim of this systematic review was to investigate the prevalence of SA and MRSA colonization among HCWs in Iran. The used keyword...
Safety practice is an important element of workplace safety and quality of health care. To investigate the safety practice and professional exposure to blood and blood-containing materials during a one-year period among Health Care Workers (HCWs) in Serbia. Cross-sectional study of 1559 Serbian HCWs using a self-administered questionnaire. Mantel-Haenszel statistics and multiple logistic regres...
BACKGROUND Tuberculosis (TB) is an established occupational disease affecting health care workers (HCWs). Determining the risk of TB among HCWs is important to enable authorites to take preventative measures in health care facilities and protect HCWs. This study was designed to assess the incidence of TB in a teaching hospital in Istanbul, Turkey. A retrospective study of health records of HCWs...
West Africa is experiencing the largest Ebola virus disease (Ebola) epidemic in recorded history. Health care workers (HCWs) are at increased risk for Ebola. In Liberia, as of August 14, 2014, a total of 810 cases of Ebola had been reported, including 10 clusters of Ebola cases among HCWs working in facilities that were not Ebola treatment units (non-ETUs). The Liberian Ministry of Health and S...
OBJECTIVE To evaluate the value of the interferon-gamma release assays and low-dose computed tomography for the pulmonary tuberculosis screenings program of health care workers. DESIGN For the pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) screenings program, T-SPOT.TB (one of interferon-gamma release assays: IGRA) were performed on 332 health care workers (HCWs) with normal chest roentgenogram and without the ...
BACKGROUND Health care workers (HCWs) are faced with many work-related choices which may depend on how they perceive risk, such as whether or not to comply with safety regulations. Little research has investigated risk perception in medical workers in comparison with non-medical workers and the extent to which risk perception differs in these groups. The current study thus investigates risk per...
INTRODUCTION Nosocomial infections remain a major challenge to the health care system and result in significant mortality, morbidity, and economic burden. Intensive care unit (ICU) patients are at great risk of acquiring nosocomial infections. The objective of this study was to determine the contamination rate (bacterial and fungal) of the health care workers' (HCWs') hands and ring in ICU. M...
To evaluate the relation between infectious agents and reproductive health hazards for health care workers (HCWs), a cross-sectional study consisting of 73 HCWs and 65 bureau workers was conducted. The reproductive health problems of both groups were compared using a questionnaire, and serologic examinations for measles, varicella and hepatitis B were performed. There were no differences betwee...
Background and purpose : Health care workers (HCW,s) are at increased risk of hepatitis viruses infection .Seroprevalence rates of hepatitis B and C viruses ( HBV,HCV) are higher among HCWs .Universal precautions to prevent the transmission of infections during medical cares along with vaccination are recommended or even mandatory in most countries. The purpose of this study was to determine ...
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