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Protecting the healthcare workers in low- and lower-middle-income countries through vaccination: barriers, leverages, and next steps

Global Health Action, 2023
Healthcare workers play a critical role in providing medical care to individuals and communities. Due to the nature of their work, compared to the general public, healthcare workers are at a higher risk of exposure to infectious diseases, including ...
Karla Kroflin, Mariana Gonzalez Utrilla, Michael Moore, Marta Lomazzi   +3 more
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Vaccination of healthcare workers: A review [PDF]

Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics, 2015
Vaccine-preventable diseases are a significant cause of morbidity and mortality. As new vaccines are proving to be effective and as the incidence of some infections decreases, vaccination practices are changing. Healthcare workers (HCWs) are particularly exposed to and play a role in nosocomial transmission, which makes them an important target group ...
Skerdi, Haviari, Thomas, Bénet, Mitra, Saadatian-Elahi, Philippe, André, Pierre, Loulergue, Philippe, Vanhems   +5 more
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Healthcare workers' attitudes towards working during pandemic influenza : a multi method study [PDF]

, 2008
Background: Healthcare workers (HCWs) will be key players in any response to pandemic influenza, and will be in the front line of exposure to infection. Responding effectively to a pandemic relies on the majority of medical, nursing, laboratory and hotel
Sorell, T, Parry, Jayne, Ives Jonathan, Draper Heather, Gratus Christine, Sue Wilson, Jonathan Ives, Gratus, Christine, Wilson, Sue, Dr., Ives, Jonathan C., Petts, Judith, Sorell, Tom, Parry Jayne, Petts Judith, Sheila Greenfield, Wilson Sue, Judith Petts, Sorell Tom, Petts, J, Heather Draper, Draper, Heather, Jayne Parry, Greenfield Sheila, Wilson, Sue, Greenfield, Sheila, Christine Gratus, Ives, Jonathan, Tom Sorell   +27 more
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Tuberculosis in healthcare workers and infection control measures at primary healthcare facilities in South Africa. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2013
BACKGROUND:Challenges exist regarding TB infection control and TB in hospital-based healthcare workers in South Africa. However, few studies report on TB in non-hospital based healthcare workers such as primary or community healthcare workers.
Mareli M Claassens, Cari van Schalkwyk, Elizabeth du Toit, Eline Roest, Carl J Lombard, Donald A Enarson, Nulda Beyers, Martien W Borgdorff   +7 more
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Fixed-effects OLS regressions showing satisfaction over time for healthcare workers, relative to workers outside healthcare.

, 2023
Fixed-effects OLS regressions showing satisfaction over time for healthcare workers, relative to workers outside healthcare.
Neel Ocean (15285751), Caroline Meyer (6817790)   +1 more
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Leisure-time physical inactivity among healthcare workers [PDF]

, 2017
Objectives To estimate the prevalence of leisure-time physical inactivity (LTPI) and associated factors among healthcare workers. Material and Methods The cross-sectional study carried out with 2684 healthcare workers from 4 municipalities from the ...
Araújo, Tania M., Aline Rodrigues Barbosa, Tania Maria Araújo, Rocha, Saulo V., Saulo Vasconcelos Rocha, Tania Araújo, Saulo Rocha, Barbosa, Aline R., Aline Barbosa   +8 more
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Risk factors for norovirus infection in healthcare workers during nosocomial outbreaks: a cross-sectional study

Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control, 2021
Background Norovirus outbreaks cause severe medico-socio-economic problems affecting healthcare workers and patients. The aim of the study was to investigate prevalence of norovirus infection and risk factors for infection in healthcare workers during ...
Kjell Torén, Linus Schiöler, Nancy P. Nenonen, Charles Hannoun, Anette Roth, Lars-Magnus Andersson, Johan Westin, Tomas Bergström   +7 more
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Varicella vaccination for healthcare workers [PDF]

BMJ, 2005
Is beneficial to patients and staff I n December 2003, the Oka vaccine to prevent chickenpox (varicella) was licensed in the United Kingdom for use in susceptible healthcare workers.1 One year later a survey of consultant virologists, who are members of the Clinical Virology Network and who between them provide virology services for 38 trusts located
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Will the NHS continue to function in an influenza pandemic? A survey of healthcare workers in the West Midlands, UK [PDF]

, 2009
Background: if UK healthcare services are to respond effectively to pandemic influenza, levels of absenteeism amongst healthcare workers (HCWs) must be minimised.
Sorell, T, Parry, Jayne, Damery Sarah, Ives Jonathan, Draper Heather, Gratus Christine, Sue Wilson, Jonathan Ives, Gratus, Christine, Damery, Sarah; id_orcid, Petts, Judith, Sorell, Tom, Parry Jayne, Petts Judith, Sheila Greenfield, Wilson Sue, Judith Petts, Sorell Tom, Sarah Damery, Heather Draper, Draper, Heather, Jayne Parry, Damery, Sarah, Greenfield Sheila, Wilson, Sue, Greenfield, Sheila, Ives, Jonathan, Christine Gratus, Tom Sorell   +28 more
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Seasonal influenza vaccination of healthcare workers: a narrative review [PDF]

, 2021
Influenza is an acute respiratory disease caused by the influenza virus which often occurs in outbreaks and epidemics worldwide. The World Health Organization recommends annual vaccination of healthcare workers (HCWs) against influenza, because most of ...
Jędrzejek, Michał J., Mastalerz-Migas, Agnieszka, Michał Jacek Jędrzejek, Agnieszka Mastalerz-Migas, Michał Jędrzejek   +4 more
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