Knowledge, Attitude and Practice toward Occupational Exposure to HIV Infection among Nursing Staff of Tertiary Care Hospital, Faridkot, India
Journal Title: International Journal of Contemporary Medical Research - Year 2017, Vol 4, Issue 7
Abstract
Introduction: Nursing staff in a hospital plays an important role in providing treatment and care to the HIV patients. Study was done to assess the knowledge, attitude and practice towards occupational exposure to HIV infection among nursing staff of Tertiary Care Hospital, Faridkot City, Punjab, India. Material and methods: A cross-sectional survey was conducted among all the nursing staff of Tertiary Care Hospital, Faridkot, City, Punjab. A self-administered structured questionnaire consisting of 20 items was used to assess their knowledge, attitude and practice towards occupational exposure to HIV infection. ANOVA test, student t-test and multivariate regression analysis were used for statistical analysis. Confidence Level and level of significance were set at 95% and 5% respectively. Results: The mean scores for knowledge, attitude and practice were 40.75±2.69, 17.68±2.81 and 18.06±1.38 respectively. Analysis revealed that work experience was significantly associated with both knowledge and attitude means scores (p≤0.05). Conclusion: The results suggest that health care workers (nursing staff) had sufficient knowledge about different modes of transmission of HIV infection. They also admit positive attitude. But, the practices of universal precautions were found inadequate.
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Harsh Vardhan Gupta, Vivek Vardhan Gupta, Gurmeet Kaur, Neha Chitkara, Ruku Malik
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