Needlestick injury prevention training among health care workers in the Caribbean

• Main Authors: Muge Akpinar-Elci (Author), Satesh Bidaisee (Author), Praveen Durgampudi (Author), Roger Radix (Author), Julietta Rodriquez-Guzman (Author), MyNgoc Thuy Nguyen (Author), Omur Cinar Elci (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Pan American Health Organization, 2018-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The rate of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), hepatitis B virus (HBV), and hepatitis C virus (HCV) infections among health care workers that is caused by sharps injuries is higher in the Caribbean and Latin America than in other regions of the world. To respond to and reduce occupational exposures...