1999
Compliance With Universal Precautions in Correctional Health Care Facilities
Gershon R, Karkashian C, Vlahov D, Kummer L, Kasting C, Green-McKenzie J, Escamilla-Cejudo J, Kendig N, Swetz A, Martin L. Compliance With Universal Precautions in Correctional Health Care Facilities. Journal Of Occupational And Environmental Medicine 1999, 41: 181-189. PMID: 10091141, DOI: 10.1097/00043764-199903000-00007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth care workersBloodborne exposuresUniversal precautionsCare workersCompliance rateCorrectional health care workersCorrectional health-care facilitiesBody fluid exposuresCross-sectional studyHealth care facilitiesPersonal protective equipmentCorrelates of complianceSharps disposalModifiable correlatesProtective eyewearInterventional strategiesFluid exposureCare facilitiesOverall complianceProtective equipmentCompliance ScaleFace maskAdverse working conditionsDemographic factorsExposure
1994
Correlates of needle sharing among injection drug users.
Mandell W, Vlahov D, Latkin C, Oziemkowska M, Cohn S. Correlates of needle sharing among injection drug users. American Journal Of Public Health 1994, 84: 920-3. PMID: 8203687, PMCID: PMC1614968, DOI: 10.2105/ajph.84.6.920.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInjection drug usersRecent needle sharingNeedle sharingDrug usersActive injection drug usersHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV) transmissionInjection drug usePotential risk factorsLow socioeconomic statusDrug use variablesDrug use practicesInjection equipmentRisk factorsDrug useMultivariate analysisHistory of arrestBisexual menSocioeconomic statusVirus transmissionDemographic factorsLife eventsHeterosexual counterpartsUse variablesNeedle