Kolude OO, Omokhodion FO, Owoaje ET; International Conference on AIDS (15th : 2004 : Bangkok, Thailand).
Int Conf AIDS. 2004 Jul 11-16; 15: abstract no. MoPeD3676.
Community Medicine Department University College Hospital, Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria
Background: Without protective practices such as Universal precautions Health Care Workers are at substantial risk for blood borne infections. The increasing prevalence of HIV/AIDS in the country has called for the need to assess compliance with set guidelines in order to reduce occupational transmission of infection. Methods: Doctors at the University College Hospital were anonymous surveyed to assess their knowledge and compliance with universal precautions and their perceived risk of infection at the workplace. Result: Of all the 271 (84.4%) who responded 107 (39.5%) were surgeons, 67 (24.7%) physicians and 25 (9.2%) in laboratory medicine. Awareness of universal precautions was 210 (77.5%) though only 65 (24%) had the correct knowledge. Surgical and medical residents had the highest 24 (36.9%), while laboratory medicine residents and interns were 7 (10.8%) and 10 (15.4%) respectively. Significantly (p value<0.05) senior registrars had better knowledge compared to the junior doctors. Self reported compliance with universal precautions was 196 (72.3%) however a total of 118 (43.5%) of the doctors had at least one exposure to blood and other body fluids in the last one year preceding the survey. Reasons for non compliance include patients perceived to be at low risk for HIV infection 13/75, lack of protective equipments15/75, interference with technical skills 21/75 and lack of time 24/75. The perceived risk of acquiring infection at the workplace was 236 (87.1%) for HIV/AIDS and 244 (90%) for hepatitis. Conclusion The result showed poor knowledge of and compliance with universal precautions. However formal training in universal precautions is urgently needed, protective equipments are to be provided while monitoring and disciplinary measures for poor compliance are necessary to improve infection control in the hospital especially among doctors.
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Keywords:
- Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
- Communicable Diseases
- HIV Infections
- Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
- Health Personnel
- Hospitals, Teaching
- Hospitals, University
- Humans
- Infection Control
- Patient Compliance
- Physicians
- Risk-Taking
- Students, Medical
- Universal Precautions
- Universities
- education
- methods
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UI: 102279968
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