background: people who use home blood glucose monitors may use their mobile phones in the close vicinity of medical devices. this study is aimed at investigating the effect of the signal strength of 900 mhz gsm mobile phones on the accuracy of home blood glucose monitors. methods: sixty non-diabetic volunteer individuals aged 21 - 28 years participated in this study. blood samples were analyzed...

Background: Blood transfusion plays a great role in public health and the blood safety still has remained a main concern. HBV has been considered as one of the most prevalent blood borne infections. It is estimated that chronic HBV affects 350-400 million people worldwide. Comprehensive knowledge about HBV has high importance in Iran due to high number of blood dependent patients. Material ...

Confidential Unit Exclusion (CUE) refers to a procedure by which a blood donor designates confidentially whether his or her blood might not be safe for transfusion. It applies to situations in which an individual who is not eligible for blood donation in terms of blood safety feel pressured by others to donate his or her blood. A potential problem in the CUE system is misunderstanding of the pr...

background: needle-stick and sharps injuries carry the risk of infection and are occupational hazards for all health care professionals involved in clinical care. objective: to determine the frequency and factors contributing to needle-stick injury (nsi) among health care workers of dialysis units in lagos, nigeria. methods: data were obtained by anonymous, self-reporting questionnaire from sta...

occupational exposure to blood and body fluids is an important hazard for health care workers, which places them at a high risk for blood-borne infections including hepatitis b virus, hepatitis c virus and human immunodeficiency virus and results in psychological and emotional stresses. several preventive measures have been proposed including pre-exposure ( e.g. , education, use of standard pre...

occupational hazards, exposure to blood and body fluids (bbf) accidents and safety precautions constitute an important public health issue. we assessed the prevalence and determinants of exposure to occupational hazards among nurses, and their knowledge of occupational safety precautions. in a cross-sectional study, we surveyed 332 nurses working in 4 hospitals, nablus, west bank, palestine, by...