Facilitator report: bloodborne pathogens exposure among health care workers

Several psychosocial and organizational factors have been identified as important correlates of compliance with safe work practices among health care workers. In particular, compliance with "universal precautions"--a set of work practices which were designed to minimize exposure to bloodborne pathogens--has been found to be associated with several potentially modifiable factors. The development of interventional strategies designed specifically to target these factors (e.g., HIV/AIDS attitudes, safety climate) are important objectives in the overall risk management approach to occupational exposure to bloodborne pathogens.