Risk Factors for Transmission of HIV in a Hospital Environment of Yaoundé, Cameroon

Risk factors for HIV transmission within a hospital setting were assessed using pre-structured questionnaires and observations. Of 409 respondents, 66.3% corresponded to the nursing staff, 14.4% doctors and 8.3% laboratory staff. The irregular use of gloves and other protective clothing for risky ta...

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Autores principales: Mbanya, Dora, Ateudjieu, Jerome, Tagny, Claude Tayou, Moudourou, Sylvie, Lobe, Marcel Monny, Kaptue, Lazare
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Publicado: Molecular Diversity Preservation International (MDPI) 2010
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2898038/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20623013
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph7052085
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author Mbanya, Dora
Ateudjieu, Jerome
Tagny, Claude Tayou
Moudourou, Sylvie
Lobe, Marcel Monny
Kaptue, Lazare
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description Risk factors for HIV transmission within a hospital setting were assessed using pre-structured questionnaires and observations. Of 409 respondents, 66.3% corresponded to the nursing staff, 14.4% doctors and 8.3% laboratory staff. The irregular use of gloves and other protective clothing for risky tasks, and recapping of needles after use were some of the risk factors identified, especially amongst nurses. Preventive measures were not always implemented by health personnel. More emphasis should be placed not only on diffusing universal precautions and recommendations for hospital staff safety, but accompanying measures for monitoring and evaluation of implementation of these standards are also indispensable.
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spelling pubmed-28980382010-07-09 Risk Factors for Transmission of HIV in a Hospital Environment of Yaoundé, Cameroon Mbanya, Dora Ateudjieu, Jerome Tagny, Claude Tayou Moudourou, Sylvie Lobe, Marcel Monny Kaptue, Lazare Int J Environ Res Public Health Article Risk factors for HIV transmission within a hospital setting were assessed using pre-structured questionnaires and observations. Of 409 respondents, 66.3% corresponded to the nursing staff, 14.4% doctors and 8.3% laboratory staff. The irregular use of gloves and other protective clothing for risky tasks, and recapping of needles after use were some of the risk factors identified, especially amongst nurses. Preventive measures were not always implemented by health personnel. More emphasis should be placed not only on diffusing universal precautions and recommendations for hospital staff safety, but accompanying measures for monitoring and evaluation of implementation of these standards are also indispensable. Molecular Diversity Preservation International (MDPI) 2010-05 2010-05-04 /pmc/articles/PMC2898038/ /pubmed/20623013 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph7052085 Text en © 2010 by the authors; licensee Molecular Diversity Preservation International, Basel, Switzerland. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0 This article is an open-access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/).
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