Perception and attitude of theatre staff to preoperative HIV testing at the University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital

作     者：Odigie JO Siminialayi IM 

作者机构：Department of Pharmacology and ToxicologyCollege of Health SciencesUniversity of Port Harcourt 

出 版 物：《Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Medicine》 (亚太热带医药杂志（英文版）)

年 卷 期：2010年第3卷第2期

页      面：145-147页

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学科分类：1002[医学-临床医学] 1010[医学-医学技术（可授医学、理学学位）] 10[医学] 

主　　题：Human immunodeficiency virus Pre operative HIV testing University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital 

摘      要：Objective:To elucidate the awareness and approach to pre-operative human immunodeficiency virus(HIV) testing and emphasis on the attendant components of HIV ***: The study was conducted at the theatres of the University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital among 123 nursing,anaesthetic,and operating staff.A descriptive cross sectional design was adopted with stratified *** study instrument was a structured,self administered pro ***:All respondents were all aware of HIV infection and all had transmission through infected blood and tissues(100.0%).88.6%had infection through needle stick injuries, 62.6%through vertical transmission,and 98.4%through blood *** three percent of respondents correctly knew what preoperative testing was,while 58.5%were aware of the preoperative testing policy of the *** respondents favoured the policy of preoperative *** values to seropositive patients were not very different as 72.4%of respondents claimed they treated every patient as high risk,and all respondents used personal protective ***:Routine HIV testing now represents a conventional means providing patients with knowledge of their HIV *** testing should be accompanied by informed consent,counselling,confidentiality,protection,and access to treatment.