Background: It is impossible to overstate the significance of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Post-exposure Prophylaxis (HIV PEP), which has demonstrably reduced the risk of getting the fatal disease Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS). It is crucial for the public health to understand the effects of an HIV infection in a health care worker (HCW). Because of the risks associated with their jobs, these HCWs are more likely to contract an infection. Aim: The objective of this study was to assess the knowledge, attitude and utilization of HIV PEP among health care workers in Enugu State University of Science and Technology Teaching Hospital (ESUTH), Parklane, Enugu State.  Methodology: This study was a descriptive, cross-sectional study. The sample size was 204 HCWs and 200 questionnaires were returned for analysis. The sample was selected by stratified sampling technique. The data was analyzed using statistical packaged for social science (SPSS).  Results: The study revealed that majority of the respondents were within the age range of 26-30and 31-35 years (24.5% each). Majority (65.6%) were married and most (44.0%) were nurses. About 89% have heard of HIV PEP. Almost forty-three percent (42.5%) have been accidentally exposed to needle stick injury before but only 39% reported. Even a less percentage (21%) went ahead to take PEP. Conclusion: The study concluded that most of the correspondents were aware of HIV PEP but only a few deemed it necessary to practice what they know. Therefore, there is a great need for health education on the right approach to HIV PEP in this institution and the general population. This will go a long way to help reduce the incidence of HIV infection and improve the utilization of HIV PEP among HCWs in ESUTH.

Background; the brief fear of movement scale for knee osteoarthritis (b-FMSKOA) is a valid instrument for assessing fear of movement in individuals with OA. The objective of this study was to translate and culturally adapt the b-FMSKOA into Igbo language (b-FMSKO-I) and assess its validity and reliability in patients with knee osteoarthritis to promote its use in Igbo speaking parts of Nigeria.Methods; the original b-FMSKOA was translated and culturally adapted from English into Igbo following a standardized procedure according to Beaton et al., 2000 in seven separate processes of translation, back translation, committee review and pre-testing before being tested for psychometric quality. It was administered (within a 2day interval) to 15 consenting outpatients with knee OA who attended physiotherapy unit 3times a week in a selected South-eastern Nigerian hospital. The b-FMSKOA (English version) was correlated with the Igbo version. Results; the concurrent validity of the b-FMSKOA-I was found to be satisfactory and comparable to the original version. The correlation coefficient of the variables of interest were within the range of 0.441 and 0.998 and all showed significant correlation (p< 0.05) between the scores obtained from the English and Igbo version of the questionnaire except for the fourth item (r= 0.441; p=0.131) which showed no significant relationship. Cronbach’s alpha showed the questionnaire to reach acceptable reliability α = 0.85. The Pearson correlation coefficient of the variables of interest was within the range of 0.441 and 0.945 with the fourth and first item recording the lowest (r=0.441) and highest (r=0.945) correlation coefficient respectively. All variables showed significant correlation (p< 0.05) between the scores obtained from Igbo version of the questionnaires except for the fourth item (r= 0.441; p=0.131) which showed no significant relationshipConclusion; the b-FMSKO-I like the original version is a reliable, consistent and valid instrument that can be considered for use in South-eastern Nigeria for evidence based quality healthcare promotion in patients with knee osteoarthritis.