title: Facilitator report: bloodborne pathogens exposure among health care workers.
abstract: Several psychosocial and organizational factors have been identified as important correlates of compliance with safe work practices among health care workers. In particular, compliance with "universal precautions"--a set of work practices which were designed to minimize exposure to bloodborne pathogens--has been found to be associated with several potentially modifiable factors. The development of interventional strategies designed specifically to target these factors (e.g., HIV/AIDS attitudes, safety climate) are important objectives in the overall risk management approach to occupational exposure to bloodborne pathogens.
authors.affiliation: School of Hygiene and Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Gershon
mesh_terms: D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D001294:Attitude to Health; D017848:Blood-Borne Pathogens; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D015658:HIV Infections; D006282:Health Personnel; D006801:Humans; D017758:Infectious Disease Transmission, Patient-to-Professional; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control; D016273:Occupational Exposure; D012107:Research Design; D012308:Risk Management; D012449:Safety; D017751:Safety Management; D016635:Universal Precautions