Theatre and laboratory workers' awareness of and safety practices against hepatitis B and C infection in a suburban university teaching hospital in Nigeria

BACKGROUND: The consistent use of barrier protection among theatre workers is low in this region, so also is hepatitis B virus (HBV) vaccination. We assessed the level of awareness of HBV and hepatitis C virus (HCV), HBV vaccination and adoption of safety measures by theatre and laboratory workers....

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Main Authors: Emmanuel Chidiebere Okwara, Oguamanam Okezie Enwere, Chiekulie Kevin Diwe, Jerome Emeka Azike, Alexander Emeka Chukwulebe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Pan African Medical Journal 2012-09-01
Series:The Pan African Medical Journal
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Online Access: https://www.panafrican-med-journal.com/content/article/13/2/pdf/2.pdf