Post-exposure prophylaxis following occupational exposure to HIV and hepatitis B: an analysis of a 12-year record in a Nigerian tertiary hospital

Abstract

No seroconversion occurred among those that received either or both HIV and HBV PEP and completed PEP treatment.

Factors Affecting Patient Safety Culture in Terms of Compliance With Practices Promoting Prevention of Bloodborne Pathogens Among General Hospital Nurses

“…The questions are divided into 3 dimensions: organization, department, and individual. The subdomains of the organization dimension include questions on leadership (9), patient safety policy and procedures (4), and patient safety improvement system (4). The subdomains of the department dimension include questions on teamwork (6) and non-punitive environment (4).…”

“…The subdomains of the organization dimension include questions on leadership (9), patient safety policy and procedures (4), and patient safety improvement system (4). The subdomains of the department dimension include questions on teamwork (6) and non-punitive environment (4). The subdomains of the individual domain comprise questions on knowledge and attitude toward patient safety (5) and the priority of patient safety (3).…”

“…To measure compliance with practices promoting prevention of bloodborne pathogens, the Compliance with Bloodborne Pathogens Prevention Scale developed by Lee (2017) [14] was used. The tool consists of 18 questions in 4 domains which include questions on compliance with standard precautions (8), compliance with infection exposure prevention when using instruments (3), emergency treatment after exposure to infections (3), and post-exposure reporting and follow-up management (4). The questions are rated on a 4-point Likert scale: "never" = 1, "sometimes" = 2, "often" = 3, and "always" = 4.…”

“…Access to appropriate medical services is regarded as a basic patient right [2]; however, the increasing severity of patient conditions and complexity of medical services still threaten patient safety. Improving both patient safety and the quality of medical care has become a critical public health issue [3,4].…”

Factors affecting patient safety culture in terms of compliance with preventing bloodborne pathogens among general hospital nurses

“…organization dimension include questions on leadership (9), patient safety policy and procedures (4), and patient safety improvement system (4). The subdomains of the department dimension include questions on teamwork (6) and non-punitive environment (4). The subdomains of the individual domain comprise questions on knowledge and attitude toward patient safety (5) and the priority of patient safety (3).…”