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...
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Saratov State Medical University
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| description | 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 |
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| spelling | doaj.art-ea628c9eba274b01b188b52e3c89f2cb2022-12-21T20:13:32ZrusSaratov State Medical UniversityСаратовский научно-медицинский журнал1995-00392076-25182010-06-0162357360Occupational risk of HIV infection among dental surgeons in NigerianC.C. AzodoBackground: 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 necessityhttp://www.ssmj.ru/system/files/201002_357_360.pdfdentistHIV infectioninfectionoccupational risk |
| spellingShingle | C.C. Azodo Occupational risk of HIV infection among dental surgeons in Nigerian Саратовский научно-медицинский журнал dentist HIV infection infection occupational risk |
| title | Occupational risk of HIV infection among dental surgeons in Nigerian |
| title_full | Occupational risk of HIV infection among dental surgeons in Nigerian |
| title_fullStr | Occupational risk of HIV infection among dental surgeons in Nigerian |
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| title_short | Occupational risk of HIV infection among dental surgeons in Nigerian |
| title_sort | occupational risk of hiv infection among dental surgeons in nigerian |
| topic | dentist HIV infection infection occupational risk |
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