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Knowledge and Risk Perceptions of Occupational Infections Among Health-care Workers in Malaysia
Health-care workers are at risk of exposure to occupational infections with subsequent risk of contracting diseases, disability, and even death. A systematic collection of occupational disease data is useful for monitoring current trends in work situations and disease exposures; however, these data...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5605847/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28951800 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.shaw.2016.12.007 |
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author | Subramanian, Ganesh Chidambar Arip, Masita Saraswathy Subramaniam, T.S. |
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description | Health-care workers are at risk of exposure to occupational infections with subsequent risk of contracting diseases, disability, and even death. A systematic collection of occupational disease data is useful for monitoring current trends in work situations and disease exposures; however, these data are usually limited due to under-reporting. The objective of this study was to review literature related to knowledge, risk perceptions, and practices regarding occupational exposures to infectious diseases in Malaysian health-care settings, in particular regarding blood-borne infections, universal precautions, use of personal protective equipment, and clinical waste management. The data are useful for determining improvements in knowledge and risk perceptions among health-care workers with developments of health policies and essential interventions for prevention and control of occupational diseases. |
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spelling | pubmed-56058472017-09-26 Knowledge and Risk Perceptions of Occupational Infections Among Health-care Workers in Malaysia Subramanian, Ganesh Chidambar Arip, Masita Saraswathy Subramaniam, T.S. Saf Health Work Review Article Health-care workers are at risk of exposure to occupational infections with subsequent risk of contracting diseases, disability, and even death. A systematic collection of occupational disease data is useful for monitoring current trends in work situations and disease exposures; however, these data are usually limited due to under-reporting. The objective of this study was to review literature related to knowledge, risk perceptions, and practices regarding occupational exposures to infectious diseases in Malaysian health-care settings, in particular regarding blood-borne infections, universal precautions, use of personal protective equipment, and clinical waste management. The data are useful for determining improvements in knowledge and risk perceptions among health-care workers with developments of health policies and essential interventions for prevention and control of occupational diseases. Occupational Safety and Health Research Institute 2017-09 2017-02-10 /pmc/articles/PMC5605847/ /pubmed/28951800 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.shaw.2016.12.007 Text en © 2017 The Authors http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Review Article Subramanian, Ganesh Chidambar Arip, Masita Saraswathy Subramaniam, T.S. Knowledge and Risk Perceptions of Occupational Infections Among Health-care Workers in Malaysia |
title | Knowledge and Risk Perceptions of Occupational Infections Among Health-care Workers in Malaysia |
title_full | Knowledge and Risk Perceptions of Occupational Infections Among Health-care Workers in Malaysia |
title_fullStr | Knowledge and Risk Perceptions of Occupational Infections Among Health-care Workers in Malaysia |
title_full_unstemmed | Knowledge and Risk Perceptions of Occupational Infections Among Health-care Workers in Malaysia |
title_short | Knowledge and Risk Perceptions of Occupational Infections Among Health-care Workers in Malaysia |
title_sort | knowledge and risk perceptions of occupational infections among health-care workers in malaysia |
topic | Review Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5605847/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28951800 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.shaw.2016.12.007 |
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