Attitudes and practices of nursing students confronted with blood exposure accidents in Abidjan
Afr. j. infect. dis. (Online)
; 10(1): 43-48, 2016. ilus
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"Background:
Blood Exposure Accidents (BEAs) are frequent in healthcare settings and may cause such severe consequences as HIV and Hepatitis B and C infections.Objective:
to determine the attitudes and practices of nursing students facing BEAs. Materials andMethods:
this was a cross-sectional prospective study conducted from August 16 to 23; 2011 at the ""Institut National de Formation des Agents de la Sante d'Abidjan"" (the National Institute in charge of training Health Workers). Data were collected by means of self-administered questionnaires.Results:
out of 266 student nurses included in the study; 73.3% were females while 26.7% were males. Their mean age was 29 years [20 years - 37 years]. A previous training was conducted on BEAs for 67.3% of nursing students. Those students who were immunized against hepatitis were 75.2%. Needle recapping was practiced by 43.6% of nursing students. Unclean needles were eliminated in containers by 96.2% of theBackground:
Blood Exposure Accidents (BEAs) are frequent in healthcare settings and may cause such severe consequences as HIV and Hepatitis B and C infections.Objective:
to determine the attitudes and practices of nursing students facing BEAs. Materials andMethods:
this was a cross-sectional prospective study conducted from August 16 to 23; 2011 at the ""Institut National de Formation des Agents de la Sante d'Abidjan"" (the National Institute in charge of training Health Workers). Data were collected by means of self-administered questionnaires.Results:
out of 266 student nurses included in the study; 73.3% were females while 26.7% were males. Their mean age was 29 years [20 years -37 years]. A previous training was conducted on BEAs for 67.3% of nursing students. Those students who were immunized against hepatitis B were 75.2%. Needle recapping was practiced by 43.6% of nursing students. Unclean needles were eliminated in containers by 96.2% of thestudents and waste containers were within close reach of only 65.4%. Glove wearing was systematic in 77.1% of the students. Before the survey 38% of nursing students had been victim of BEAs at least once. Those BEAs were not reported in 68.3% of the victims.Conclusion:
the attitudes and practices of nursing students are inadequate with regards to BEAs. A module on Hospital Hygiene is necessary in view of improving the training of nursing students."
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AIM
Assunto principal:
Sangue
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Acidentes de Trânsito
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Conhecimentos, Atitudes e Prática em Saúde
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Exposição Ocupacional
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Côte d'Ivoire
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Enfermagem Prática
Tipo de estudo:
Observational_studies
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Qualitative_research
País/Região como assunto:
Africa
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Afr. j. infect. dis. (Online)
Ano de publicação:
2016
Tipo de documento:
Article