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Guidance Note on Health Care Worker Safety from HIV and Other Blood Borne Infections

The safety of heath care workers (HCWs) who take care of people with HIV/AIDS and other infectious diseases is of paramount importance. Occupational transmission of blood borne infections is not regarded as a common problem in developed country set...

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Main Authors: Gold, Julian, Tomkins, Maggy, Melling, Phillip, Bates, Nicholas
Language:English
en_US
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2013
Subjects:
ACCIDENTS
ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME
AIDS CARE
ALCOHOL
ANXIETY
BLOOD DONORS
COMPETENCIES
COST EFFECTIVENESS
COUNSELLING
DISCRIMINATION
DISEASE CONTROL
DRESSINGS
DRUG USERS
ECONOMIC OUTCOMES
EMERGENCY ROOMS
EMPLOYMENT
EPIDEMIOLOGY
FAMILIES
FIRST AID
FORCEPS
GLOBAL HIV/AIDS
GYNECOLOGY
HEALTH CARE
HEALTH CARE SERVICES
HEALTH CENTERS
HEALTH EDUCATION
HEALTH FACILITIES
HEALTH OUTCOMES
HEALTH POLICIES
HEALTH PROFESSIONALS
HEALTH SERVICES
HEPATITIS B
HEPATITIS B VIRUS
HEPATITIS C
HIV
HIV INFECTIONS
HIV POSITIVE
HIV POSITIVE PEOPLE
HIV TRANSMISSION
HIV/AIDS
HIV/AIDS EDUCATION
HIV/AIDS EPIDEMIC
HOLISTIC APPROACH
HOME CARE
HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS
HUMAN RIGHTS
HYGIENE
IMMUNE DEFICIENCY
IMMUNODEFICIENCY
IN PATIENT CARE
INFECTIOUS DISEASES
INJECTION DRUG USERS
INJURIES
LOW PREVALENCE
MALARIA
NEEDLE USE
NEEDLES
NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS
NURSES
NURSING
NUTRITION
OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH
OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY
PACIFIC REGION
PATIENT COMPLIANCE
PATIENTS
PHYSICIANS
PREVALENCE OF INFECTION
PRIVATE SECTOR
PUBLIC SECTOR
RISK FACTORS
RISK OF INFECTION
RISK OF TRANSMISSION
SAFE SEX
SAFETY
SAFETY DEVICES
SCREENING
SEX WITH MEN
SEX WORKERS
SOCIAL WELFARE
SURGERY
SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS
TRANSMISSION
TUBERCULOSIS
VACCINATION
WASTE
WASTE DISPOSAL
WORKERS
WORKING CONDITIONS
WORKPLACE
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2004/05/5838975/guidance-note-health-care-worker-safety-hiv-other-blood-borne-infections
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/13708

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