Occupational blood exposure beyond needle stick injuries: hospital-based cross-sectional study among healthcare workers in governmental hospitals of Northern Ethiopia

• Hauptverfasser: Semere Reda (Verfasst von), Mesfin Gebrehiwot (Verfasst von), Mistir Lingerew (Verfasst von), Awoke Keleb (Verfasst von), Tefera chane Mekonnen (Verfasst von), Birhanu Wagaye (Verfasst von), Amanuel Atamo (Verfasst von), Chala Daba (Verfasst von), Alelgne Feleke (Verfasst von), Metadel Adane (Verfasst von)
• Format: Buch
• Veröffentlicht: BMC, 2021-10-01T00:00:00Z.
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Abstract Background Occupational blood exposure is one of the major public health problems that healthcare workers (HCWs) are encountering. Most previous occupational blood exposure studies are delimited to needle stick injury, which could underestimate the real level of blood exposure. On the other...