Assessment of Knowledge, Attitude and Practice on Post Exposure Prophylaxis for HIV among Healthcare Workers at Sekou Toure Regional Referral Hospital in Mwanza, June to September 2023
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TextPublisher number: Wurzburg Road 35, BMC Premises, Post Code: 33102: P. O. Box 1464, Mwanza – Tanzania: Phone: +255 28 298 3384: Fax: +255 28 298 3386: Email: vc@bugando.ac.tz: www.bugando.ac.tzLanguage: English Language: Kiswahili Publication details: Mwanza, Tanzania: Catholic University of Health and Allied Sciences [CUHAS – Bugando] : ©2023Description: xii; 43 Pages; Includes References and Appendices Subject(s): Summary:
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Background: Most of the health care providers work in very risky environments especially in Sub-Saharan Africa where prevalence of HIV is reported to be the highest in the world. This poses a high risk for occupational HIV transmission during their routine activities at their workplace. Awareness with preventive procedures, knowledge as well as positive attitude of healthcare workers towards PEP is of great importance.
Objective: The purpose of this study was to assess level of knowledge, attitude and practice of post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) among doctors, nurses/midwives and laboratory technicians at Sekou Toure regional hospital.
Methodology: A hospital based descriptive cross –sectional study was conducted among doctors, nurses/midwives and laboratory technicians from June to September 2023 to assess their knowledge, attitude and their practice on PEP for HIV. Participants were selected randomly from the study group and self-administered, semi-structured questionnaires were the tools used in collection of data.
Results: A total of 42 healthcare workers were enrolled in the study. Results were shown on tables. It was found that 95.2% of the respondents were aware but only 23.8% had adequate knowledge regarding the PEP. The results revealed that 33.3% of the respondents were exposed and 71.4% of the exposed had good practice of HIV PEP.
Conclusion: A large proportion of the respondents had poor knowledge as they scored below average points. Special training regarding HIV PEP should be planned to the facility in order to impart comprehensive knowledge especially to healthcare workers who are at high risk of exposures of infectious material such as blood, specific body fluids and equipments.
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| UNDERGRADUATE DISSERTATIONS | MWALIMU NYERERE LEARNING RESOURCES CENTRE-CUHAS BUGANDO | NFIC | 1 | CUHAS/MD/400202035/T |
Abstract:
Background: Most of the health care providers work in very risky environments especially in Sub-Saharan Africa where prevalence of HIV is reported to be the highest in the world. This poses a high risk for occupational HIV transmission during their routine activities at their workplace. Awareness with preventive procedures, knowledge as well as positive attitude of healthcare workers towards PEP is of great importance.
Objective: The purpose of this study was to assess level of knowledge, attitude and practice of post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) among doctors, nurses/midwives and laboratory technicians at Sekou Toure regional hospital.
Methodology: A hospital based descriptive cross –sectional study was conducted among doctors, nurses/midwives and laboratory technicians from June to September 2023 to assess their knowledge, attitude and their practice on PEP for HIV. Participants were selected randomly from the study group and self-administered, semi-structured questionnaires were the tools used in collection of data.
Results: A total of 42 healthcare workers were enrolled in the study. Results were shown on tables. It was found that 95.2% of the respondents were aware but only 23.8% had adequate knowledge regarding the PEP. The results revealed that 33.3% of the respondents were exposed and 71.4% of the exposed had good practice of HIV PEP.
Conclusion: A large proportion of the respondents had poor knowledge as they scored below average points. Special training regarding HIV PEP should be planned to the facility in order to impart comprehensive knowledge especially to healthcare workers who are at high risk of exposures of infectious material such as blood, specific body fluids and equipments.
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