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10137051

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PredicateObject
rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1994-11-4
pubmed:abstractText
This article reports a study of knowledge and self-reported use of universal precautions by professionals (individuals on the medical staff, in nursing service, in the laboratory, and in the social service, pastoral care, and respiratory care departments) and nonprofessionals (individuals working in the dietary and environmental services departments) in a university teaching hospital. Nonprofessional workers were found to be less knowledgeable about universal precautions than were professional workers. Appropriate use of universal precautions significantly correlated with a worker's perceived risk of exposure (positively correlated), the belief that HIV is easy to "catch" (negatively correlated), and the extent of the worker's involvement with HIV-infected patients (positively correlated). Use of universal precautions was not found to be significantly correlated with belief in universal precautions as a reasonable way to protect oneself from contracting HIV in the workplace. Recommendations are made for increasing appropriate use of universal precautions.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
H
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
8750-3735
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
39
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
295-307
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1994
pubmed:articleTitle
Knowledge and self-reported use of universal precautions in a university teaching hospital.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Health Services Administration, University of Alabama at Birmingham 35294.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't