Iatrogenic HIV transmission in South Africa: Evidence, estimates and moral perspectives

The risks of HIV transmission to patients exceed many health professionals’ expectations in South Africa. Non-vertical HIV transmission to children is more common in cases where adherence to infection control guidelines is generally poor.

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Main Authors: Savanna R. Reid, Suraya Dawad, Anton A. van Niekerk
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Language:English
Published: AOSIS 2010-10-01
Series:South African Family Practice
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Online Access:https://safpj.co.za/index.php/safpj/article/view/1426
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spelling doaj-art-d23d6e2c9a2b4c6ca76b3ff6b65a44802025-08-20T03:07:10ZengAOSISSouth African Family Practice2078-61902078-62042010-10-0152547647710.1080/20786204.2010.108740291255Iatrogenic HIV transmission in South Africa: Evidence, estimates and moral perspectivesSavanna R. Reid0Suraya Dawad1Anton A. van Niekerk2University of NevadaUniversity of KwaZulu-NatalStellenbosch UniversityThe risks of HIV transmission to patients exceed many health professionals’ expectations in South Africa. Non-vertical HIV transmission to children is more common in cases where adherence to infection control guidelines is generally poor.https://safpj.co.za/index.php/safpj/article/view/1426hiviatrogenicinjectionsinfection controlepidemiology
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Iatrogenic HIV transmission in South Africa: Evidence, estimates and moral perspectives
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iatrogenic
injections
infection control
epidemiology
title Iatrogenic HIV transmission in South Africa: Evidence, estimates and moral perspectives
title_full Iatrogenic HIV transmission in South Africa: Evidence, estimates and moral perspectives
title_fullStr Iatrogenic HIV transmission in South Africa: Evidence, estimates and moral perspectives
title_full_unstemmed Iatrogenic HIV transmission in South Africa: Evidence, estimates and moral perspectives
title_short Iatrogenic HIV transmission in South Africa: Evidence, estimates and moral perspectives
title_sort iatrogenic hiv transmission in south africa evidence estimates and moral perspectives
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iatrogenic
injections
infection control
epidemiology
url https://safpj.co.za/index.php/safpj/article/view/1426
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