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A comparison of knowledge and practices of universal precautions among public sector health care workers in Ugu north sub-district, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa (2010–2014)

BACKGROUND: Annually, there are a high number of needlestick injuries (NSIs) among health care workers (HCWs) globally. The knowledge and practice of HCWs of universal precautions (UPs) play an important role in determining the risk of an NSI. The objective of this study was to compare the knowledge...

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Autores principales: Govender, Renee, Naidoo, Saloshni
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: AOSIS 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8377797/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34485476
http://dx.doi.org/10.4102/sajid.v35i1.162