Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2010, 7(5), 2085-2100; doi:10.3390/ijerph7052085
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Risk Factors for Transmission of HIV in a Hospital Environment of Yaoundé, Cameroon

Dora Mbanya 1,2,* email, Jerome Ateudjieu 1 email, Claude Tayou Tagny 1,2 email, Sylvie Moudourou 2 email, Marcel Monny Lobe 1,3 email and Lazare Kaptue 4 email
1 Faculty of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences, University of Yaoundé I, Cameroon 2 Centre Hospitalier et Universitaire, Yaoundé, Cameroon 3 Hôpital Central, Yaoundé, Cameroon 4 Université des Montagnes, Bangangté, Cameroon
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Received: 21 January 2010; in revised form: 10 March 2010 / Accepted: 4 April 2010 / Published: 4 May 2010
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Proceedings from the Sixth International Symposium on Recent Advances in Environmental Health Research)
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Abstract: Risk factors for HIV transmission within a hospital setting were assessed using pre-structured questionnaires and observations. Of 409 respondents, 66.3% corresponded to the nursing staff, 14.4% doctors and 8.3% laboratory staff. The irregular use of gloves and other protective clothing for risky tasks, and recapping of needles after use were some of the risk factors identified, especially amongst nurses. Preventive measures were not always implemented by health personnel. More emphasis should be placed not only on diffusing universal precautions and recommendations for hospital staff safety, but accompanying measures for monitoring and evaluation of implementation of these standards are also indispensable.
Keywords: HIV transmission; health personnel; safety measure

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Mbanya, D.; Ateudjieu, J.; Tagny, C.T.; Moudourou, S.; Lobe, M.M.; Kaptue, L. Risk Factors for Transmission of HIV in a Hospital Environment of Yaoundé, Cameroon. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2010, 7, 2085-2100.

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Mbanya D, Ateudjieu J, Tagny CT, Moudourou S, Lobe MM, Kaptue L. Risk Factors for Transmission of HIV in a Hospital Environment of Yaoundé, Cameroon. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2010; 7(5):2085-2100.

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Mbanya, Dora; Ateudjieu, Jerome; Tagny, Claude Tayou; Moudourou, Sylvie; Lobe, Marcel Monny; Kaptue, Lazare. 2010. "Risk Factors for Transmission of HIV in a Hospital Environment of Yaoundé, Cameroon." Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 7, no. 5: 2085-2100.

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