Occupational Post-Exposure Prophylaxis (PEP) against Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Infection in a Health District in Cameroon: Assessment of the Knowledge and Practices of Nurses

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dc.contributor.authorAminde, Leopold Ndemngeen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorTakah, Noah Fongwenen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorDzudie, Anastaseen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorBonko, Neville Mengnjoen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorAwungafac, Georgeen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorTeno, Divineen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorMbuagbaw, Lawrenceen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorSliwa, Karenen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2016-01-11T06:56:10Z
dc.date.available2016-01-11T06:56:10Z
dc.date.issued2015en_ZA
dc.description.abstractBACKGROUND: Health care providers are at risk of acquiring human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection from occupational exposure, with nurses being the most vulnerable. There is no data on the awareness of post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) among nurses in Cameroon. This study aimed to assess the knowledge, practices of nurses regarding PEP for HIV and their determinants in Cameroon. METHODS: A cross-sectional study was conducted between April and July 2013, and involved 80 nurses in a rural health district in the North West Region of Cameroon. Data was collected using a structured questionnaire and analysed using the SPSS software version 20. RESULTS: In all, 73.7% of the participants had poor knowledge about PEP for HIV. Though many (83.8%) had heard about PEP, just 10 (12.5%) had received formal training on PEP for HIV. Only 24 (30%) and 20 (25%) knew the correct drug regimen and duration of treatment respectively. The majority (85%) considered themselves to be at risk of acquiring HIV at work, with 54 (67.5%) having experienced an exposure in the past, mainly while setting up intravenous lines (57.4%), recapping needles (37.0%) and during delivery (24.1%). Of those exposed, ten (18.9%) received PEP, which was started after 24 hours in 50%. In multivariable regression analyses, awareness of hospital policy [OR: 0.043 (0.005-0.404), p-value = 0.006] was associated with Good knowledge on PEP for HIV. CONCLUSIONS: The knowledge and practice of nurses on PEP for HIV in Cameroon is low. There is urgent need for training programmes and workshops to increase awareness, improve practice, and reduce the risk of HIV acquisition from work related activities among health care providers.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationAminde, L. N., Takah, N. F., Dzudie, A., Bonko, N. M., Awungafac, G., Teno, D., ... Sliwa, K. (2015). Occupational Post-Exposure Prophylaxis (PEP) against Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Infection in a Health District in Cameroon: Assessment of the Knowledge and Practices of Nurses. <i>PLoS One</i>, http://hdl.handle.net/11427/16305en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationAminde, Leopold Ndemnge, Noah Fongwen Takah, Anastase Dzudie, Neville Mengnjo Bonko, George Awungafac, Divine Teno, Lawrence Mbuagbaw, and Karen Sliwa "Occupational Post-Exposure Prophylaxis (PEP) against Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Infection in a Health District in Cameroon: Assessment of the Knowledge and Practices of Nurses." <i>PLoS One</i> (2015) http://hdl.handle.net/11427/16305en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationAminde, L. N., Takah, N. F., Dzudie, A., Bonko, N. M., Awungafac, G., & Teno, D. (2015). Occupational Post-Exposure Prophylaxis (PEP) against Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Infection in a Health District in Cameroon: Assessment of the Knowledge and Practices of Nurses. PLoS ONE, 10(4), e0124416. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0124416en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Journal Article AU - Aminde, Leopold Ndemnge AU - Takah, Noah Fongwen AU - Dzudie, Anastase AU - Bonko, Neville Mengnjo AU - Awungafac, George AU - Teno, Divine AU - Mbuagbaw, Lawrence AU - Sliwa, Karen AB - BACKGROUND: Health care providers are at risk of acquiring human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection from occupational exposure, with nurses being the most vulnerable. There is no data on the awareness of post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) among nurses in Cameroon. This study aimed to assess the knowledge, practices of nurses regarding PEP for HIV and their determinants in Cameroon. METHODS: A cross-sectional study was conducted between April and July 2013, and involved 80 nurses in a rural health district in the North West Region of Cameroon. Data was collected using a structured questionnaire and analysed using the SPSS software version 20. RESULTS: In all, 73.7% of the participants had poor knowledge about PEP for HIV. Though many (83.8%) had heard about PEP, just 10 (12.5%) had received formal training on PEP for HIV. Only 24 (30%) and 20 (25%) knew the correct drug regimen and duration of treatment respectively. The majority (85%) considered themselves to be at risk of acquiring HIV at work, with 54 (67.5%) having experienced an exposure in the past, mainly while setting up intravenous lines (57.4%), recapping needles (37.0%) and during delivery (24.1%). Of those exposed, ten (18.9%) received PEP, which was started after 24 hours in 50%. In multivariable regression analyses, awareness of hospital policy [OR: 0.043 (0.005-0.404), p-value = 0.006] was associated with Good knowledge on PEP for HIV. CONCLUSIONS: The knowledge and practice of nurses on PEP for HIV in Cameroon is low. There is urgent need for training programmes and workshops to increase awareness, improve practice, and reduce the risk of HIV acquisition from work related activities among health care providers. DA - 2015 DB - OpenUCT DO - 10.1371/journal.pone.0124416 DP - University of Cape Town J1 - PLoS One LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2015 T1 - Occupational Post-Exposure Prophylaxis (PEP) against Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Infection in a Health District in Cameroon: Assessment of the Knowledge and Practices of Nurses TI - Occupational Post-Exposure Prophylaxis (PEP) against Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Infection in a Health District in Cameroon: Assessment of the Knowledge and Practices of Nurses UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/16305 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/16305
dc.identifier.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0124416
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationAminde LN, Takah NF, Dzudie A, Bonko NM, Awungafac G, Teno D, et al. Occupational Post-Exposure Prophylaxis (PEP) against Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Infection in a Health District in Cameroon: Assessment of the Knowledge and Practices of Nurses. PLoS One. 2015; http://hdl.handle.net/11427/16305.en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisherPublic Library of Scienceen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Medicineen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Health Sciencesen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.rightsThis is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.en_ZA
dc.rights.holder© 2015 Aminde et alen_ZA
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0en_ZA
dc.sourcePLoS Oneen_ZA
dc.source.urihttp://journals.plos.org/plosoneen_ZA
dc.subject.otherHIVen_ZA
dc.subject.otherNursesen_ZA
dc.subject.otherBody fluidsen_ZA
dc.subject.otherHIV infectionsen_ZA
dc.subject.otherAllied health care professionalsen_ZA
dc.subject.otherSynovial fluiden_ZA
dc.subject.otherCameroonen_ZA
dc.subject.otherHealth education and awarenessen_ZA
dc.titleOccupational Post-Exposure Prophylaxis (PEP) against Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Infection in a Health District in Cameroon: Assessment of the Knowledge and Practices of Nursesen_ZA
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