Prevalence and Determinants of Blood Exposure Accidents Among Health Care Workers in Kalemie, Democratic Republic of the Congo: Cross-Sectional Study

Joe Kabamba Dibwe   ^{1, 2} , MD, MPH ;   Fiston Ilunga Mbayo   ^{3, 4} , MD, MPH ;   Papy Mukalay Muvumbu   ⁵ , MD, MPH ;   Gloire Kasongo Lupitshi   ³ , MPH, MD ;   Jean Claude Banze Kabwe Ilunga   ⁶ , MD, MPH ;   Didier Sashila Mukebo   ⁷ , MD, MPH ;   Dieudonné Mukendi Mpunga   ⁸ , MD, MPH, PhD

¹ Higher Institute of Medical Techniques of Kongolo, Kongolo, Tanganyika, Congo, the Democratic Republic of the

² Provincial Health Division of Tanganyika, Kalemie, Tanganyika, Congo, the Democratic Republic of the

³ School of Public Health, University of Malemba Nkulu, Malemba Nkulu, Haut Lomami, Congo, the Democratic Republic of the

⁴ Public Health, Malemba Nkulu General Reference Hospital, Malemba Nkulu, Haut Lomami, Congo, the Democratic Republic of the

⁵ Higher Institute of Medical Techniques of Manono, Manono, Tanganyika, Congo, the Democratic Republic of the

⁶ University of Kamina, Kamina, Haut-Lomami, Congo, the Democratic Republic of the

⁷ National Malaria Control Program Democratic Republic of Congo, Kinshasa, Kinshasa, Congo, the Democratic Republic of the

⁸ School of Public Health, Medicine, University of Kinshasa, Kinshasa, Kinshasa, Congo, the Democratic Republic of the