Prison Officers' Concerns About Blood Borne Viral Infections
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13894286 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Brendan R Dillon (0000-0003-2004-3887, Midland Regional Hospital Portlaoise, corresponding author), Brendan Dillon, Shane Allwright (0000-0003-1841-4781, Trinity College Dublin) |
| Year | 2005 |
| Volume | 44 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 29-40 |
| Publication date | 2005-01-21 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Howard Journal of Criminal Justice (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0265-5527 • E-ISSN: 1468-2311 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1468-2311.2005.00353.x |
| OpenAlex | W2150637501 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 3 |
Prison officers' knowledge and perceptions of hepatitis B, hepatitis C and HIV were explored by conducting a cross‐sectional survey in four Dublin prisons with high rates of blood borne viral infections among the inmates. Most officers (87%) reported not knowing enough about these diseases to enable them to take the necessary precautions at work. Longer serving and senior officers were less fearful and less anxious about contracting the infections. Officers who had received hepatitis B vaccination were no less worried about hepatitis B than unvaccinated colleagues. Training on blood borne viruses had little effect on prison officers' knowledge or perception of blood borne viral infections
Criminology · Family medicine · Hepatitis · Hepatitis B · Hepatitis C · Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV · Perception · Prison · Vaccination · Viral hepatitis · Hepatitis B Virus Studies · Medicine · Psychology · Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy · Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research · Immunology · Virology
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| Citations per year | 0.32 |
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| Citation span | 2007 - 2023 (17) |
| Highly cited | No |