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

• Autori principali: Semere Reda (Autore), Mesfin Gebrehiwot (Autore), Mistir Lingerew (Autore), Awoke Keleb (Autore), Tefera chane Mekonnen (Autore), Birhanu Wagaye (Autore), Amanuel Atamo (Autore), Chala Daba (Autore), Alelgne Feleke (Autore), Metadel Adane (Autore)
• Natura: Libro
• Pubblicazione: BMC, 2021-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Soggetti: article
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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...