Knowledge, attitude and practice universal basic precautions by medical personnel in a Teaching Hospital
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Knowledge, attitude and practice universal basic precautions by medical personnel in a teaching hospital.
SUMMARY BACKGROUND Universal Basic Precautions (UBP) are not well understood nor implemented by health professionals, though crucial in HIV/AIDS prevention. As defined by Garner, UBP refers to "the prevention of transmission of blood borne pathogens like HIV through strict respect by health workers of rules concerning care and nursing" OBJECTIVES To find out knowledge and attitudes of medical...
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عنوان ژورنال: Ghana Medical Journal
سال: 2006
ISSN: 0855-0328
DOI: 10.4314/gmj.v40i2.36019