An analysis of needle-stick and splash exposures among health care workers and students at Groote Schuur Hospital, 2001-2005

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dc.contributor.advisorEhrlich, Rodneyen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorMaiphetlho, Leratoen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2014-07-29T09:07:06Z
dc.date.available2014-07-29T09:07:06Z
dc.date.issued2008en_ZA
dc.descriptionIncludes abstract.
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references (leaves 65-71).
dc.description.abstractBlood-borne diseases such as HIV, hepatitis B and C viruses have made health care institutions hazardous places of work. Health care workers (HCWs) and students are at risk of acquiring these infections and associated diseases in the workplace through needle-stick and splash exposures. Globally over the years, preventative measures such as universal precautions, safetey devices, Hepatitis B vaccination and post-exposure prophylaxis for HIV have been introduced so as to reduce the transmission of infection from patients to HCWs and students to prevent the associated diseases. Groote Schuur Hospital (GSH), a tertiary and teaching hospital, has these preventative measures in place. It also has a well-established staff health clinic which records all the reported needle-stick and splash exposures sustained by HCWs working there and by the students training there. The overall aim of this study was to analyse the data of the reported needle-stick and splash exposures among HCWs and students at GSH between 2001 and 2005.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationMaiphetlho, L. (2008). <i>An analysis of needle-stick and splash exposures among health care workers and students at Groote Schuur Hospital, 2001-2005</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Health Sciences ,Department of Medicine. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/3422en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationMaiphetlho, Lerato. <i>"An analysis of needle-stick and splash exposures among health care workers and students at Groote Schuur Hospital, 2001-2005."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Health Sciences ,Department of Medicine, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/3422en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationMaiphetlho, L. 2008. An analysis of needle-stick and splash exposures among health care workers and students at Groote Schuur Hospital, 2001-2005. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Maiphetlho, Lerato AB - Blood-borne diseases such as HIV, hepatitis B and C viruses have made health care institutions hazardous places of work. Health care workers (HCWs) and students are at risk of acquiring these infections and associated diseases in the workplace through needle-stick and splash exposures. Globally over the years, preventative measures such as universal precautions, safetey devices, Hepatitis B vaccination and post-exposure prophylaxis for HIV have been introduced so as to reduce the transmission of infection from patients to HCWs and students to prevent the associated diseases. Groote Schuur Hospital (GSH), a tertiary and teaching hospital, has these preventative measures in place. It also has a well-established staff health clinic which records all the reported needle-stick and splash exposures sustained by HCWs working there and by the students training there. The overall aim of this study was to analyse the data of the reported needle-stick and splash exposures among HCWs and students at GSH between 2001 and 2005. DA - 2008 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2008 T1 - An analysis of needle-stick and splash exposures among health care workers and students at Groote Schuur Hospital, 2001-2005 TI - An analysis of needle-stick and splash exposures among health care workers and students at Groote Schuur Hospital, 2001-2005 UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/3422 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/3422
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationMaiphetlho L. An analysis of needle-stick and splash exposures among health care workers and students at Groote Schuur Hospital, 2001-2005. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Health Sciences ,Department of Medicine, 2008 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/3422en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Medicineen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Health Sciencesen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.titleAn analysis of needle-stick and splash exposures among health care workers and students at Groote Schuur Hospital, 2001-2005en_ZA
dc.typeMaster Thesis
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