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dc.contributor.author | Gershon, Robyn R.M. | - |
dc.contributor.author | Karkashian, Christine D. | - |
dc.contributor.author | Vlahov, David | - |
dc.contributor.author | Kummer, Leslie | - |
dc.contributor.author | Kasting, Christine | - |
dc.contributor.author | Green-McKenzie, Judith | - |
dc.contributor.author | Escamilla-Cejudo, Jose A. | - |
dc.contributor.author | Kendig, Newton | - |
dc.contributor.author | Swetz, Anthony | - |
dc.contributor.author | Martin, Linda | - |
dc.date.accessioned | 2023-07-05T00:05:35Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2023-07-05T00:05:35Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 1999-03-01 | - |
dc.identifier.citation | Gershon, R. R.M., Karkashian, C. D., Vlahov, D., Kummer, L., Kasting, C., Green-McKenzie, J., Escamilla-Cejudo, J. A., Kendig, N., Swetz, A., y Martin, L. (1999). Compliance with universal precautions in correctional health care facilities. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 41(3), 181-189. https://www.jstor.org/stable/44995515 | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12411/2170 | - |
dc.identifier.uri | https://scholar.google.co.cr/citations?view_op=view_citation&hl=es&user=ahBKixAAAAAJ&citation_for_view=ahBKixAAAAAJ:IjCSPb-OGe4C | - |
dc.description.abstract | There were three main objectives of this cross-sectional study of Maryland State correctional health care workers. The first was to evaluate compliance with work practices designed to minimize exposure to blood and body fluids; the second, to identify correlates of compliance with universal precautions (UPs); and the third was to determine the relationship, if any, between compliance and exposures. Of 216 responding health care workers, 34% reported overall compliance across all 15 items a compliance scak. Rates for specific items were particularly low for use of certain types of personal protective equipment, such as protective eyewear (53.5%), face mask (47.2%) and protective clothing (33.9%). Compliance rates were highest for glove use (93.2%) waste disposal (89.8%), and sharps disposal (80.8%). Compliance rates were generally not associated with demographic factors, except for age; younger workers were more likely to be compliant with safe work practices than were older workers (P < 0.05). Compliance was positively associated with several work-related variables, including perceived safety climate (ie, management's commitment to infection control and the overall safety program) and job satisfaction, and was found to be inversely associated with security-related work constraints, job/task factors, adverse working conditions, workplace discrimination, and perceived work stress. Bloodborne exposures were not uncommon; 13.8 % of all respondents had at least one bloodborne exposure within the previous 6 months, and compliance was inversely related to blood and body fluid exposures. This study identified several potentially modifiable correlates of compliance, including factors unique to the correctional setting. Infection-control interventional strategies specifically tailored to these health care workers may therefore be most effective in reducing the risk of bloodborne exposures. | en_US |
dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
dc.publisher | Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine | en_US |
dc.rights | Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 United States | * |
dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/us/ | * |
dc.title | Compliance with universal precautions in correctional health care facilities | en_US |
dc.type | Artículo | en_US |
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