The exposure rate to hepatitis B and C viruses among medical waste handlers in three government hospitals, southern Ethiopia

OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to assess the rate of and risk factors for exposure to hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) among medical waste handlers. METHODS: A cross-sectional study was conducted from December 2014 to January 2015. A total of 152 medical waste handlers (MWH...

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Autores principales: Amsalu, Anteneh, Worku, Mesfin, Tadesse, Endale, Shimelis, Techalew
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Korean Society of Epidemiology 2016
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Original Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4789605/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26797221
http://dx.doi.org/10.4178/epih/e2016001

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4789605/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26797221
http://dx.doi.org/10.4178/epih/e2016001

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