Healthcare workers' compliance with universal precautions in Turkey
dc.authorid | Çelik, İlhami/0000-0002-2604-3776 | |
dc.authorid | Hosoglu, Salih/0000-0002-4034-9202 | |
dc.authorwosid | aslan, selda/V-9188-2017 | |
dc.authorwosid | Çelik, İlhami/D-1702-2017 | |
dc.authorwosid | Hosoglu, Salih/AGH-2653-2022 | |
dc.authorwosid | Akalin, Şerife/C-2591-2014 | |
dc.authorwosid | gundes, sibel/X-5939-2018 | |
dc.contributor.author | Hosoglu, Salih | |
dc.contributor.author | Akalin, Serife | |
dc.contributor.author | Sunbul, Mustafa | |
dc.contributor.author | Otkun, Metin | |
dc.contributor.author | Ozturk, Recep | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2024-06-12T11:17:44Z | |
dc.date.available | 2024-06-12T11:17:44Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2011 | |
dc.department | Trakya Üniversitesi | en_US |
dc.description.abstract | Blood-borne pathogens (BBP) represent remarkable occupational risks for healthcare workers (HCWs). Avoiding occupational blood exposure is a basis of prevention of the blood-borne pathogens (BBP). The effectiveness of the prevention strategies depends on the compliance and adherence to the program by healthcare-facility personnel. The aim of this study was to evaluate Turkish HCWs' compliance with Universal Precautions (UP). An analytic, cross-sectional, countrywide survey study was performed in hospital settings, (n = 5145) in 30 hospitals in 19 cities. In total, 1726 of the 5143 (33.6%) participants' behaviors were accepted as satisfactory for compliance with UP. The hepatitis knowledge levels of 2,650 (51.5%) participants were found to be satisfactory. In the multivariate analysis, working at a surgical site (P = 0.004), living in a rich region (P = .007) and the existence of a health office for HCWs (p = .000) were found to be contributor factors for HCWs' compliance with UP. Conversely, being a nurse (P = .000) and HBV/HCV carrier status (P = .039) were significant preventing predictors for HCWs' compliance with UP. Along with the other well-known predictive factors, regional economic status and a health office for HCWs are contributors for compliance with UP. (C) 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. | en_US |
dc.description.sponsorship | Italian Association for Cancer Research (AIRC) | en_US |
dc.description.sponsorship | This work was supported by the Italian Association for Cancer Research (AIRC) to GB. | en_US |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1016/j.mehy.2011.09.007 | |
dc.identifier.endpage | 1082 | en_US |
dc.identifier.issn | 0306-9877 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 1532-2777 | |
dc.identifier.issue | 6 | en_US |
dc.identifier.pmid | 21963357 | en_US |
dc.identifier.scopus | 2-s2.0-80755153629 | en_US |
dc.identifier.scopusquality | Q2 | en_US |
dc.identifier.startpage | 1079 | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mehy.2011.09.007 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14551/24816 | |
dc.identifier.volume | 77 | en_US |
dc.identifier.wos | WOS:000297400600037 | en_US |
dc.identifier.wosquality | Q3 | en_US |
dc.indekslendigikaynak | Web of Science | en_US |
dc.indekslendigikaynak | Scopus | en_US |
dc.indekslendigikaynak | PubMed | en_US |
dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
dc.publisher | Churchill Livingstone | en_US |
dc.relation.ispartof | Medical Hypotheses | en_US |
dc.relation.publicationcategory | Makale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı | en_US |
dc.rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess | en_US |
dc.subject | Body-Fluids | en_US |
dc.subject | Hepatitis-B | en_US |
dc.subject | Blood | en_US |
dc.subject | Exposures | en_US |
dc.subject | Infections | en_US |
dc.subject | Knowledge | en_US |
dc.subject | Attitudes | en_US |
dc.title | Healthcare workers' compliance with universal precautions in Turkey | en_US |
dc.type | Article | en_US |