Assessment of Knowledge Regarding Post exposure Prophylaxis Following Needle Stick Injury among b. Sc. Nursing Students

2018 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 6
Author(s):  
A.P. Anjana ◽  
Gisha Joseph ◽  
Revathy A. Valsan
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Students ◽  
Needle Stick Injury ◽  
Post Exposure Prophylaxis ◽  
Needle Stick ◽  
Post Exposure ◽  
Exposure Prophylaxis

scholarly journals Prevalence of Needle Stick Injury among Surgeons

2021 ◽  
pp. 89-94
Author(s):  
Nasima Iqbal ◽  
Faiza Quraishi ◽  
Muhammad Aslam Bhatti ◽  
Faizah Mughal ◽  
Tayyaba Mumtaz ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Reporting System ◽  
Medical Center ◽  
Working Hours ◽  
Work Load ◽  
Needle Stick Injury ◽  
Post Exposure Prophylaxis ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Needle Stick ◽  
Post Exposure ◽  
Exposure Prophylaxis

Aim: To find out the prevalence of needle stick injury, its reporting system and the reasons behind it. Study design: Descriptive cross-sectional Place and duration of study: Study was conducted at Jinnah post-graduate medical center (JPMC) Karachi during the period of March to September 2019 Methodology: A self-designed, self-explanatory questionnaire was used, consisting of two parts, the first part was about demographic information while second part is for information related to needle stick injury like probable cause, frequency, response after injury, post-exposure prophylaxis and about reporting of the incident. Questionnaire was validated by calculating the Cronbach’s alpha which was 0.78. data was analyzed by using the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) version 20. Results: Majority of the study participants were female (67.2%) and about 50% were postgraduate students. Out of total 134 doctors about 64.2% of the doctors had needle stick injury during their career. Finding out the most probable cause of needle stick injury during the survey it was found out that increased work load and prolonged working hours were the main reasons. Majority of the cases occurred in emergency department (41.9%). About 95.5% of the doctors didn’t get any post-exposure prophylaxis. Majority of the participants (96.3%) did not report to any authority because of the lack of knowledge about the reporting policy, it was noted that about 38.8% were confused either the reporting system exist or not. Most of the injuries occur during the procedure of suturing followed by recapping syringes. Conclusion: It has been concluded that majority of the doctors had faced needle stick injury during their career and a very negligible number of them got any post-exposure prophylaxis. Majority of them did not report to any authority. So there is a need of implication of safety measures and reporting policies for early detection and treatment of infections after needle stick injury.

scholarly journals Post exposure prophylaxis for HIV among healthcare workers due to occupational exposure: a record based study at a tertiary care teaching hospital of Kolkata

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (5) ◽  
pp. 2503
Author(s):  
Paramita Sarkar ◽  
Saibendu Kumar Lahiri
Keyword(s):  
Occupational Exposure ◽  
Healthcare Workers ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Occupational Exposures ◽  
Post Exposure Prophylaxis ◽  
Care Hospital ◽  
Skin Mucus ◽  
Needle Stick ◽  
Post Exposure ◽  
Exposure Prophylaxis

Background: Healthcare workers (HCWs) regularly face the risk of exposure to sharp injuries and splashes as an occupational hazard, which presents major risk for acquiring blood-borne infectious agents like human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) which can be minimized by taking post exposure prophylaxis (PEP) measures. There are limited studies from India documenting details of PEP for HIV. This record-based study aimed to determine the occurrence of needle stick injuries (NSIs) and other high-risk occupational exposures to blood and body fluids (BBFs) among HCWs in a tertiary care hospital, Kolkata. We aimed to study details of PEP regimens used among HCWs exposed to HIV.Methods: Hospital record was analyzed from reported incidences of occupational exposures to BBFs occurred during the period of October 2013 to March 2019. Information on self-reported incidence of occupational exposure, and post-exposure management were collected.Results: A total of 105 incidents of occupational exposure were registered during study period. Interns (37, 35.2%) were most frequently exposed, followed by physicians (22, 21.0%) and nurse (21, 20.0%). 88 (83.8%) of the personnel sustained NSIs, and 17 (7.2%) had splashes to skin, mucus membranes. There was no significant difference between subjects with splashes to skin, mucus membranes and needle-stick cases regarding discontinuation of post exposure prophylaxis (PEP) (11.8% versus 19.3%, p<0.548). No cases of sero-conversion were reported.Conclusions: In spite of high incidences of exposures to HIV source, good efficacy of PEP was observed with no sero-conversion. PEP for HIV was well tolerated. Study emphasized the need for creating awareness about timely reporting of incidence.

scholarly journals Awareness about HIV and post exposure prophylaxis among students of a nursing college from central Karnataka: a cross sectional study

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 303 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aswin Kumar ◽  
G. K. Ratnaprabha
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Nursing Students ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Post Exposure Prophylaxis ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Post Exposure ◽  
Nursing College ◽  
Exposure Prophylaxis ◽  
Hiv Aids

Background: Nursing students are the integral part of health care delivery system in future prospects. The accidental transmission of HIV infection to health care workers is a real threat in present situation. Adequate knowledge about the disease and post exposure prophylaxis will help to provide care to patients and prevent infection at health care settings. The objectives of the study was to assess the knowledge of nursing students about HIV / AIDS and post exposure prophylaxis (PEP) and association of knowledge level with the different courses of nursing.Methods: Cross sectional study was carried out among final year GNM and BSc nursing students of a nursing college in central Karnataka during December 2017, Data regarding knowledge about HIV infection and PEP was collected using self administered semi structured questionnaire.Results: Total of 108 nursing students took part in the study. BSc nursing students contributed 66.7% of the study subjects. Mean HIV/AIDS knowledge score was 7.86±2.25. Subjects studying BSc nursing had better knowledge when compared to GNM subjects. Seventy two (66.67%) students had heard about post exposure prophylaxis. Majority were unaware about time of initiation (94.6%) and duration of PEP (86.1%).Conclusions: Knowledge about HIV/AIDS and PEP are inadequate among nursing students. It is recommended to incorporate practical issues effectively in their teaching curriculum. 

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