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
1995
Compliance with universal precautions among health care workers at three regional hospitals
Gershon R, Vlahov D, Felknor S, Vesley D, Johnson P, Delcios G, Murphy L. Compliance with universal precautions among health care workers at three regional hospitals. American Journal Of Infection Control 1995, 23: 225-236. PMID: 7503434, DOI: 10.1016/0196-6553(95)90067-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBlood-Borne PathogensChi-Square DistributionCooperative BehaviorFemaleHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeHIV InfectionsHumansInfectious Disease Transmission, Patient-to-ProfessionalLogistic ModelsMaleMid-Atlantic RegionMidwestern United StatesMotivationOdds RatioOrganizational CulturePersonnel, HospitalRisk-TakingSocioeconomic FactorsSouthwestern United StatesUniversal PrecautionsConceptsHospital-based health care workersOverall compliance scoreHealth care workersUniversal precautionsCare workersCompliance scoreCompliance rateConfidential questionnaire surveyCompliance correlatesHIV transmissionCorrelates of complianceDistinct hospitalsCritical careRegional hospitalStratified convenience sampleModifiable variablesOverall complianceMedical carePatient specimensConflicts of interestCompliance ScaleConvenience sampleDemographic characteristicsMale workersSelf-reported levels
1994
Temporal Association Between Implementation of Universal Precautions and a Sustained, Progressive Decrease in Percutaneous Exposures to Blood
Beekmann S, Vlahov D, Koziol D, McShalley E, Schmitt J, Henderson D. Temporal Association Between Implementation of Universal Precautions and a Sustained, Progressive Decrease in Percutaneous Exposures to Blood. Clinical Infectious Diseases 1994, 18: 562-569. PMID: 8038311, DOI: 10.1093/clinids/18.4.562.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUniversal precautionsParenteral injuriesHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infectionImmunodeficiency virus infectionTemporal associationParenteral exposurePostexposure chemoprophylaxisPercutaneous injuriesPercutaneous exposureOccupational infectionClinical centersOccupational exposureVirus infectionInjurySignificant decreaseNational InstituteProgressive decreaseInfectionBloodExposureRapid reportingPrecautionsAssociationChemoprophylaxisZidovudine