Occupational risk of HIV infection among dental surgeons in Nigerian
Background: Prevention of accidents and management of exposures in the work environment is an important oc¬cupation health issue. This study objective was to investigate the occupational risk of HIV among Nigerian dental sur¬geons. Methods: This descriptive cross sectional survey of 300 dental surge...
| Main Author: | |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | Russian |
| Published: |
Saratov State Medical University
2010-06-01
|
| Series: | Саратовский научно-медицинский журнал |
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | http://www.ssmj.ru/system/files/201002_357_360.pdf |
| Summary: | Background: Prevention of accidents and management of exposures in the work environment is an important oc¬cupation health issue. This study objective was to investigate the occupational risk of HIV among Nigerian dental sur¬geons. Methods: This descriptive cross sectional survey of 300 dental surgeons practicing in private and government owned dental centers in Nigeria was conducted from June 2006 to January 2007. Results: Percutaneous injury was recorded among 69.3% of respondents and only 1.2% had Post exposure prophylaxis. Those with abraded skin that will treat patient without additional barrier were 8.6%. Percutaneous injury was positively related to gender, position, additional qualifications (p<0.05). Conclusion: Percutaneous injury is significantly high and low preventive measure at such exposure. Policies, practices, and trainings geared towards protecting and reducing the prevalence of percu¬taneous injury among dental surgeons, and improving post exposure prophylaxis uptake in the event of exposure is a necessity |
|---|---|
| ISSN: | 1995-0039 2076-2518 |