CONTENTS
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INTRODUCTION
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1.1 Background
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1.2 History
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1.3 Safe-injection
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1.4 Need for injection safety
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1.5 What makes injections unsafe
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1.6 Magnitude of unsafe injections
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1.7 How to ensure injection safety
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1.7.1 India injection safety coalition
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1.7.2 Implementation of the principles of SIGN
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1.7.3 Safe Disposal of sharps
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WORLDWIDE SCENARIO
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INFERENCES
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6. Knowledge, attitude and practice of injection providers
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6.1 General characteristics of providers
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6.2 Knowledge of injection providers
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6.3 Attitude of injection providers
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6.4 Practice of injection providers
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6.4.1 Practice from patient/client safety perspective
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Safe Injection Practices 5
6.4.2 Practice from provider’s safety perspective
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6.5 Assessment of risk to the patient/client
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6.6 Assessment of risk to the provider
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6.7 Assessment of risk to the waste handler
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6.7.1 General information of waste handler
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6.7.2 Risk to the waste handler
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6.8 Assessment of risk to the community
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6.9 Injection use by patient/client perspective
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SUMMARY AND CONCLUSION
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REFERENCES