Occupational exposure to HIV in a developing country: assessing knowledge and attitude of healthcare professional before and after an awareness symposium
Abstract Objective Health care providers (HCPs) are at risk of occupational exposure to HIV infection. In developing world these exposure occur due to general lack of awareness, education and structured training of HCPs. The objective of the study was to asses if continuing medical education symposi...
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| author | Samina Ismail Safia Awan Rubaba Naeem Sarfraz Siddiqui Badar Afzal Bushra Jamil Uzma Rahim Khan |
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| description | Abstract Objective Health care providers (HCPs) are at risk of occupational exposure to HIV infection. In developing world these exposure occur due to general lack of awareness, education and structured training of HCPs. The objective of the study was to asses if continuing medical education symposium can be used as an effective educational tool to improve attitude, awareness and knowledge regarding occupational exposure to HIV infection. This quasi-experimental study was conducted among HCPs from Karachi, Pakistan. After assessing the baseline knowledge, awareness, and attitude by means of pretest; HCPs were reassessed with posttest after an education symposium on occupational exposure to HIV infection. Results Among 364 participating HCPs, 14.2% had previous training on post exposure prophylaxis. There was an overall statistically significant (P value < 0.001) improvement in the attitude of the participants. A statistically positive improvement in the number of participants giving correct answer was observed in 9 out of 11 questions (P value < 0.001). The mean score of participants’ knowledge before intervention was 6.44 ± 1.84, which improved to 8.82 ± 2.17. Along with the increase in knowledge, a positive change in the attitude regarding safety against HIV was observed after the education symposium. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-6039c6b2a8be4ffa9576feeb28f165c92022-12-22T03:55:49ZengBMCBMC Research Notes1756-05002018-02-011111610.1186/s13104-018-3231-yOccupational exposure to HIV in a developing country: assessing knowledge and attitude of healthcare professional before and after an awareness symposiumSamina Ismail0Safia Awan1Rubaba Naeem2Sarfraz Siddiqui3Badar Afzal4Bushra Jamil5Uzma Rahim Khan6Department of Anaesthesiology, Aga Khan UniversityDepartment of Medicine, Aga Khan UniversityDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Aga Khan UniversityDepartment of Anaesthesiology, Aga Khan UniversityDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Aga Khan UniversityDepartment of Medicine, Aga Khan UniversityDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Aga Khan UniversityAbstract Objective Health care providers (HCPs) are at risk of occupational exposure to HIV infection. In developing world these exposure occur due to general lack of awareness, education and structured training of HCPs. The objective of the study was to asses if continuing medical education symposium can be used as an effective educational tool to improve attitude, awareness and knowledge regarding occupational exposure to HIV infection. This quasi-experimental study was conducted among HCPs from Karachi, Pakistan. After assessing the baseline knowledge, awareness, and attitude by means of pretest; HCPs were reassessed with posttest after an education symposium on occupational exposure to HIV infection. Results Among 364 participating HCPs, 14.2% had previous training on post exposure prophylaxis. There was an overall statistically significant (P value < 0.001) improvement in the attitude of the participants. A statistically positive improvement in the number of participants giving correct answer was observed in 9 out of 11 questions (P value < 0.001). The mean score of participants’ knowledge before intervention was 6.44 ± 1.84, which improved to 8.82 ± 2.17. Along with the increase in knowledge, a positive change in the attitude regarding safety against HIV was observed after the education symposium.http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13104-018-3231-yHealth care providersOccupational exposureHuman immunodeficiency virusPost exposure prophylaxisContinuing medical educationKnowledge |
| spellingShingle | Samina Ismail Safia Awan Rubaba Naeem Sarfraz Siddiqui Badar Afzal Bushra Jamil Uzma Rahim Khan Occupational exposure to HIV in a developing country: assessing knowledge and attitude of healthcare professional before and after an awareness symposium BMC Research Notes Health care providers Occupational exposure Human immunodeficiency virus Post exposure prophylaxis Continuing medical education Knowledge |
| title | Occupational exposure to HIV in a developing country: assessing knowledge and attitude of healthcare professional before and after an awareness symposium |
| title_full | Occupational exposure to HIV in a developing country: assessing knowledge and attitude of healthcare professional before and after an awareness symposium |
| title_fullStr | Occupational exposure to HIV in a developing country: assessing knowledge and attitude of healthcare professional before and after an awareness symposium |
| title_full_unstemmed | Occupational exposure to HIV in a developing country: assessing knowledge and attitude of healthcare professional before and after an awareness symposium |
| title_short | Occupational exposure to HIV in a developing country: assessing knowledge and attitude of healthcare professional before and after an awareness symposium |
| title_sort | occupational exposure to hiv in a developing country assessing knowledge and attitude of healthcare professional before and after an awareness symposium |
| topic | Health care providers Occupational exposure Human immunodeficiency virus Post exposure prophylaxis Continuing medical education Knowledge |
| url | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13104-018-3231-y |
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