Assessment of the knowledge, attitude and practice of health care workers in Fako Division on post exposure prophylaxis to blood borne viruses: a hospital based cross-sectional study

Health care providers play a major role in the management of tuberculosis (TB). The knowledge, attitude and practice towards TB in health care providers will have an impact on the treatment success or failure. Studies have reported that inadequate knowledge of the health care providers led to the delivery of improper counselling content to the recipients. We assessed the knowledge, attitude and practice (KAP) towards tuberculosis among health care workers in and around Chennai. A cross sectional study was conducted among 382 health care workers of the chest and tuberculosis department of government hospitals and directly observed treatment short-course clinics. The principal investigator administered a structured and validated questionnaire to the study participants. Around 500 healthcare workers were approached, and 382 showed interest to sign the informed consent. A majority (70%) of the study participants were between the age group 20-30 years. There was a highly significant difference (P = 0.006) in response to this between participants who had a history of active tuberculosis and undergone treatment for the same, and the participants with no history of TB. There was a significant difference between the study population based on their qualification and profession (P = 0.001 and P = 0.007 respectively) in using the Revised National Tuberculosis Control Program guideline for reference. The knowledge attitude and practice towards TB was good in more than 80% of the respondents, yet there is room to improve. Structured periodic training towards TB will further improve the KAP of health care workers.

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PG-5 Assessment of knowledge, attitude and practice towards post exposure prophylaxis for HIV among health care workers in Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, Nigeria

JAIDS Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes ◽

10.1097/01.qai.0000558026.47279.a4 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 81 ◽

pp. 71

Author(s):

Clementina Iowdi ◽

Olayemi Olayemi ◽

John Dung ◽

Chidozie Edokwe ◽

James Okuma ◽

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Keyword(s):

Health Care ◽

Health Care Workers ◽

Post Exposure Prophylaxis ◽

Post Exposure ◽

Attitude And Practice ◽

Care Workers ◽

Exposure Prophylaxis ◽

Knowledge Attitude And Practice

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NEEDLE-STICK AND SHARP INJURIES (NSIS) AMONG HEALTH CARE WORKERS: A CROSS SECTIONAL STUDY IN A TERTIARY HEALTH CARE INSTITUTION OF KOLKATA, INDIA

10.36106/ijsr/8116404 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 1-3

Author(s):

Sukesh Das

Keyword(s):

Health Care ◽

Health Care Workers ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Health Care Institution ◽

Post Exposure Prophylaxis ◽

Junior Doctors ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Care Institution ◽

Care Workers

Background: NSI is an important but preventable occupational hazard among Health care workers (HCWs) all over the world. Objective:To assess prevalence of NSIs and related knowledge and practices among HCWs of a tertiary health care institution. Methods: It was an institution based, cross sectional study done among junior doctors (interns and house staffs) and nurses in a tertiary health care institution of Kolkata. Complete enumeration was done and sample size was 215. Aself-administered questionnaire was used to collect data. Results: The prevalence of NSIs was 22.3%, more among junior doctors compared to nurses (28.3% vs. 11.7%), majority experiencing 1-3 incidents in last 3 months. Recapping of needle was the most common activity leading to NSIs (56.3%). Only 14.6% reported their NSIs to their authority. 64.2% of the study subjects were vaccinated against Hepatitis B. The study subjects had fair knowledge about the diseases transmitted by NSIs, but their practice on post exposure prophylaxis (PEP) was poor. Heavy workload, fatigue, lack of protective measures and inadequate training contributed to NSIs, as they reported. Conclusion: Greater awareness and willingness to adhere to the designed protocols for sharps management among HCWs are urgently needed to prevent this problem.

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Epidemiology of needlestick injuries among health-care workers in Awassa City, Southern Ethiopia

Tropical Doctor ◽

10.1258/td.2009.090191 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 40 (2) ◽

pp. 111-113 ◽

Cited By ~ 17

Author(s):

Moges Tadesse ◽

Takele Tadesse

Keyword(s):

Health Care ◽

Health Care Workers ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Needlestick Injury ◽

Public Health Issue ◽

Southern Ethiopia ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Needlestick Injuries ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Care Workers

Accidental needlestick injuries sustained by health-care workers are a common occupational hazard and a public health issue in health-care settings. An analytical cross-sectional study was conducted and 30.9% of health-care workers had experienced at least one needlestick injury in the previous year.

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