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KMID : 1141220170080030246
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Safety and Health at Work
2017 Volume.8 No. 3 p.246 ~ p.249
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Knowledge and Risk Perceptions of Occupational Infections Among Health-care Workers in Malaysia
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Subramanian Ganesh Chidambar
Arip Masita
Subramaniam T.S. Saraswathy
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Abstract
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Health-care workers are at risk of exposure to occupational infections with subsequent risk of contracting diseases, disability, and even death. A systematic collection of occupational disease data is useful for monitoring current trends in work situations and disease exposures; however, these data are usually limited due to under-reporting. The objective of this study was to review literature related to knowledge, risk perceptions, and practices regarding occupational exposures to infectious diseases in Malaysian health-care settings, in particular regarding blood-borne infections, universal precautions, use of personal protective equipment, and clinical waste management. The data are useful for determining improvements in knowledge and risk perceptions among health-care workers with developments of health policies and essential interventions for prevention and control of occupational diseases.
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KEYWORD
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health-care workers, Malaysia, occupational infections, risk
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