Occupational exposure to bloodborne pathogens among health care workers in Botswana: Reporting and utilization of postexposure prophylaxis Getachew Kassa,

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Occupational exposure to bloodborne pathogens among health care workers in Botswana: Reporting and utilization of postexposure prophylaxis Getachew Kassa, MSc, MPH, Dejana Selenic, MD, MPH, Maria Lahuerta, PhD, MPH, Tendani Gaolathe, MD, Yang Liu, PhD, MS, Garegole Letang, MSc, Cari Courtenay-Quirk, PhD, Nelson Kiama Mwaniki, MBCHB, MS, Sarah Gaolekwe, MSc, Naomi Bock, MD, MS American Journal of Infection Control Volume 44, Issue 8, Pages 879-885 (August 2016) DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2016.01.027 Copyright © 2016 Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology, Inc. Terms and Conditions

Fig 1 Self-reported reasons for occupational exposure reporting behavior among health care workers in Botswana (n = 373). American Journal of Infection Control 2016 44, 879-885DOI: (10.1016/j.ajic.2016.01.027) Copyright © 2016 Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology, Inc. Terms and Conditions