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