| Do you consider yourself to be at risk of HIV acquisition at your work place? |
Yes |
68 (85.0) |
| No |
12 (15.0) |
| Have you ever had occupational exposure to HIV in the past? |
Yes |
54 (67.5) |
| No |
26 (32.5) |
| What type of exposure was it? (N = 54) |
Needle prick |
34 (63.0) |
| Splashing of blood/bodily fluid on mucosal surfaces |
07 (13.0) |
| Both Needle prick and splashing of blood on mucosal surface |
13 (24.0) |
| How many exposures have you had in 12months? (N = 54) |
1 |
29 (53.7) |
| 2–3 |
17 (31.5) |
| >4 |
08 (14.8) |
| What were circumstances of exposure? (multiple answers accepted) |
Setting up IV line |
31 (57.4) |
| During surgery |
03 (5.6) |
| Giving injections |
12 (22.2) |
| Collecting blood samples |
05 (9.3) |
| Recapping needles |
20 (37.0) |
| During delivery |
13 (24.1) |
| Other |
01 (1.9) |
| If you have had occupational exposure to HIV, did you screen or test for HIV? (N = 54) |
Yes |
39 (72.2) |
| No |
15 (27.8) |
| If No, why did you not test for HIV? (N = 15) |
Not aware |
02 (13.3) |
| Assumed patient was HIV negative |
08 (53.3) |
| Other reasons |
05 (33.3) |
| Did you receive PEP after exposure? (N = 54) |
Received |
10 (18.9) |
| Did not receive |
44 (81.1) |
| What was the time lapse from exposure to which PEP was received after exposure? (N = 10) |
< 24hours |
05 (50.0) |
| > 24hours |
05 (50.0) |
| Reason for not receiving PEP? (N = 44) |
Not necessary |
03 (6.8) |
| ARVs not available |
01 (2.3) |
| Source HIV was negative |
21 (47.7) |
| Not aware of need to take PEP after exposure |
04 (9.1) |
| Not aware of hospital protocol concerning PEP at the time |
07 (15.9) |
| Did not believe I could be HIV positive |
08 (18.2) |
| Post exposure screening of the source exposure? (N = 54) |
Screened |
30 (55.6) |
| Not screened |
24 (44.4) |
| What was the HIV status of the exposure? (N = 30) |
Positive |
08 (26.7) |
| Negative |
22 (73.3) |
