scholarly journals Management and Attitudes of Patients Victims Accidental Exposure to Blood at the Day Care Unit of the Central Hospital of Yaoundé (Cameroon) From January 2007 to December 2016

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Defo Defo ◽  
Emmanuel Armand Kouotou ◽  
Ulrich Nguena Feungue ◽  
Joseline Domo ◽  
Antonin Wilson Ndjitoyap Ndam ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Day Care ◽  
Central Hospital ◽  
Accidental Exposure ◽  
Accidental Exposure To Blood

scholarly journals Management and Attitudes of Patients Victims Accidental Exposure to Blood at the Day Care Unit of the Central Hospital of Yaoundé (Cameroon) from January 2007 to December 2016

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Defo Defo ◽  
Emmanuel Armand Kouotou ◽  
Ulrich Nguena Feungue ◽  
Joseline Domo ◽  
Antonin Wilson Ndjitoyap Ndam ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Antiretroviral Therapy ◽  
Day Care ◽  
Demographic Characteristics ◽  
Central Hospital ◽  
Accidental Exposure ◽  
Professional Exposure ◽  
The Status ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Precautionary Measures ◽  
Accidental Exposure To Blood

Abstract Background: There is little data on Accidental Exposure to Blood (AEB) in Cameroon.Objectives: to learn about the management of AEB among professional and non-professional patient at the day care unit of the Central Hospital of YaoundéMethod: This was a 10-year retrospective study in which data concerning socio-demographic characteristics, exposure and consultation circumstances, measures taken after the accident, the status of the source patient and of the patient consultant and the prescribed ARV protocol were analyzed.Results: Six hundred files were selected, including 49.2% professional exposure and 50.2% non-professional. The mean age was 30 ± 9.7 years with extremes of 11 and 67 years. The main circumstances of AEB were needle stick (professional AEB) and rape (non-professional AEB). Prophylaxis with triple antiretroviral therapy has been prescribed to all patients.Conclusion: Non-professional and professional AEB are found in equivalent proportions in our series. Triple antiretroviral therapy was prescribed for all patients. Staff awareness policies could be developed to respect universal precautionary measures.

Compared Diagnostic Stability Between Mood Disorders and Psychotic Disorders in a Day-care Psychiatric Unit

2009 ◽  
Vol 24 (S1) ◽  
pp. 1-1
Author(s):  
A. Martins ◽  
I. Domingues ◽  
R. Pedrosa ◽  
V. Sousa ◽  
J. Marques ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mood Disorders ◽  
Psychiatric Diagnosis ◽  
Day Care ◽  
Psychotic Disorders ◽  
Psychiatric Treatment ◽  
Treatment Strategies ◽  
Central Hospital ◽  
Diagnostic Stability ◽  
Accurate Treatment ◽  
Rare Situation

Psychiatric diagnosis depends more from the experts' opinion than from the biological basis of the diseases. Therefore the lack of diagnostic stability among the psychiatric practice is not a rare situation. This usually results in increased costs in treatment and sometimes in worst outcome for the patient who is misdiagnosed at the onset of the illness.The authors evaluated diagnostic stability among a population of 302 patients receiving psychiatric treatment in a day-care unit of a central hospital between January/2005 and June/2008. The study compared diagnostic stability of 146 patients diagnosed as mood disorder with diagnostic stability of 83 patients diagnosed as psychotic disorder.There was high diagnostic stability either for mood disorders as for psychotic disorders. This fact provides the chance of planning more accurate treatment strategies and better outcome.

scholarly journals Accidental Exposure to Blood in Medical Interns of Tehran University of Medical Sciences

2007 ◽  
Vol 49 (4) ◽  
pp. 317-321 ◽  
Author(s):  
Batoul Shariati ◽  
Ali Shahidzadeh‐Mahani ◽  
Turadj Oveysi ◽  
Hengameh Akhlaghi
Keyword(s):  
Accidental Exposure ◽  
Medical Sciences ◽  
Medical Interns ◽  
Accidental Exposure To Blood

scholarly journals Health care workers and AIDS: a differential study of beliefs and affects associated with accidental exposure to blood

2005 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 283-291 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria Rosa Rodrigues Rissi ◽  
Alcyone Artioli Machado ◽  
Marco Antonio de Castro Figueiredo
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Care Workers ◽  
Health Professionals ◽  
Emotional Needs ◽  
Accidental Exposure ◽  
Technical Aspects ◽  
Work Activities ◽  
Care Workers ◽  
Cognitive Determinants ◽  
Accidental Exposure To Blood

This study aimed to analyze affective and cognitive determinants of the professional work of individuals caring for patients with HIV/AIDS, in view of the risk and/or experience of accidental exposure to blood. We drew on the theoretical-methodological references of Fishbein & Ajzen and Maslow's theory. Fifty health care workers were evaluated using an attitudes questionnaire and a needs and motivations instrument. The research verified differences between answers by health care workers who had never suffered accidents and those who had already experienced accidental exposure to blood. Health care workers did their work activities motivated by the need for self-fulfillment and valued their own performance when they were able to meet the patients' emotional needs. Among health professionals who had never experienced accidental exposure to blood, the predominant beliefs was that patients feel remorse over having expose themselves to HIV. Accidental exposure to blood raises difficulties in personal life. Technical aspects are also associated with the possibility of accidental exposure to blood.

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