toluene diisocyanate (tdi) is an imperative chemical substance used in the production of polyurethane foams, elastomers, paints and coatings that cause a variety of health problems in workers who are exposed in work places. this study aimed to determine the asthma symptoms and serum specific ige levels in tdi exposed workers and comparing the results with healthy control group.all the plants th...

results tst was positive in 198 (60.4%) health care workers out of 328. likelihood of positive tst among hcws increased in nurses (or = 4.617, 95% ci = 1.181-18.054, p = 0.028), increasing working experience (or = 1.178, 95% ci = 1.131 - 1.226, p < 0.001), and history of exposure to patients with tb (or = 9.035, 95% ci = 4.018 - 20.315, p < 0.001). age, gender and bcg vaccination scar were not ...

background: universal precautions are not well understood or implemented by health care practitioners, though crucial in the prevention and transmission of blood-borne pathogens like hiv. objective: to assess knowledge, awareness and compliance of universal precautions among health care workers at the university hospital of the west indies, jamaica. method: a cross-sectional survey was conducte...

background: primary health care workers (phcw) are the front-liners in any infectious disease outbreaks. the recent outbreak of h1n1 influenza demonstrated that uptake of h1n1 vaccination remained low amongst pchw despite its proven effectiveness. this trend is worrying as phcw are the first point of contact in any emerging outbreak of future influenza epidemic. purpose: to investigate factors ...

background: solid waste management has emerged as an important human and environmental health issue. municipal solid waste workers (mswws) are potentially exposed to a variety of occupational biohazards and safety risks. the aim of this study was to describe health practices and safety measures adopted by workers in the main municipal company in alexandria (egypt) as well as the pattern of the ...

the burden of exposure to blood-borne pathogens (such as hepatitis b and c viruses) is considerable for health care workers. hepatitis virus transmission requires a non-immune host, an infectious source, and skin or mucous membrane injury. these three aspects are the main fields for preventional interventions. we reviewed major recent studies on this topic to identify precautions health care wo...

One of the areas with greatest needs having available information at the right moment and with high accuracy is healthcare. Right information at right time saves lives. Healthcare is a vital domain which needs high processing power for high amounts of data. Due to the critical and the special characteristics of these systems, formal methods are used for specification, description and verificati...

BACKGROUND The rhetoric of primary health care philosophy in the district health system is widely cited as a fundamental component of the health transformation process in post-apartheid South Africa. Despite South Africa's progress and attempts at implementing primary health care, various factors still limit its success. DISCUSSION Inconsistencies and poor understanding of primary care and pr...