Add to ORKGIntroduction: timely PEP after needle stick exposure to high risk body fluids can reduce the rate of occupational transmission significantly. Ignorance of this may increase the risk of seroconversion to HIV for healthcare workers. This study was conducted with the aim of demonstrating the current level of knowledge and practise of healthcare workers as regards PEP. Methods: this was a cross-sectional study, pretested questionnaire were self administered to 372 health workers from various clinical specialties. The responses were collated and analyzed; results were presented in frequency tables. Results: this study revealed a high level of awareness among the respondents as 83.3 % were aware of PEP
Health care providers are at risk of acquiring human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection from occ...
Health care workers are at risk of contracting HIV as a result of occupational exposure while treati...
Background. Postexposure chemoprophylaxis can prevent human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection i...
Introduction: timely PEP after needle stick exposure to high risk body fluids can reduce the rate of...
Nigeria ranks top among the countries with the highest burden of Human Immune-deficiency Virus (HIV)...
Infection with HIV is an occupational risk to health care workers, especially doctors, during treatm...
Percutaneous transmission of HIV is a significant occupational risk among health workers. Post-expos...
Infection with HIV is an occupational risk to health care workers, especially doctors, during treatm...
Background : Access to HIV care and treatment has improved over the past several years, but safety s...
Background: Post exposure chemoprophylaxis can prevent human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection ...
Background: The mainstay of prevention of occupationally-acquired HIV infection is compliance with u...
The first instance of human immunodeficiency virus reported in 1984 and HIV/AIDS declared as public ...
149. doi:10.4172/2329-6879.1000149 Copyright: © 2014 Sarah OA, et al. This is an open-access articl...
Occupational exposures to blood borne pathogens including HIV have been well studied. However, limit...
The use of anti-human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) drugs after occupational exposure to HIV is a pro...
Health care providers are at risk of acquiring human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection from occ...
Health care workers are at risk of contracting HIV as a result of occupational exposure while treati...
Background. Postexposure chemoprophylaxis can prevent human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection i...
Introduction: timely PEP after needle stick exposure to high risk body fluids can reduce the rate of...
Nigeria ranks top among the countries with the highest burden of Human Immune-deficiency Virus (HIV)...
Infection with HIV is an occupational risk to health care workers, especially doctors, during treatm...
Percutaneous transmission of HIV is a significant occupational risk among health workers. Post-expos...
Infection with HIV is an occupational risk to health care workers, especially doctors, during treatm...
Background : Access to HIV care and treatment has improved over the past several years, but safety s...
Background: Post exposure chemoprophylaxis can prevent human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection ...
Background: The mainstay of prevention of occupationally-acquired HIV infection is compliance with u...
The first instance of human immunodeficiency virus reported in 1984 and HIV/AIDS declared as public ...
149. doi:10.4172/2329-6879.1000149 Copyright: © 2014 Sarah OA, et al. This is an open-access articl...
Occupational exposures to blood borne pathogens including HIV have been well studied. However, limit...
The use of anti-human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) drugs after occupational exposure to HIV is a pro...
Health care providers are at risk of acquiring human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection from occ...
Health care workers are at risk of contracting HIV as a result of occupational exposure while treati...
Background. Postexposure chemoprophylaxis can prevent human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection i...