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Impact of Health Education on Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Post-exposure Prophylaxis
Sponsor: Aswan University
Summary
Occupational exposure to blood-borne pathogens, such as human immune-deficiency virus (HIV), hepatitis B virus (HBV), and hepatitis C virus (HCV) for healthcare workers through contact with human blood and body fluids has become a major health concern as it poses a risk of transmission of these infectious agents. According to the World Health Organization (WHO) report, about three million HCWs are exposed to blood-borne pathogens each year, of which 170,000 are exposed to HIV infections, 2 million to HBV infections, and 0.9 million to HCV infections. Most of the time, healthcare providers get exposure through the splash of blood or other body fluids into the eyes, nose, or mouth or nonintact skin exposure, and percutaneous injury occurs as a result of a break in the skin caused by a needlestick or sharps contaminated with blood or body fluids
Official title: Impact of Health Education on Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Post-exposure Prophylaxis Among Health Care Workers at Aswan University Hospital, Egypt
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
19 Years - 55 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
340
Start Date
2025-06-01
Completion Date
2026-02-01
Last Updated
2026-01-09
Healthy Volunteers
Yes
Conditions
Interventions
Health Education
1. Assess the baseline knowledge, attitudes and practices of health care workers at Aswan university hospital towards postexposure prophylaxis against blood-borne viral infection. 2. Provide an intense post exposure prophylaxis health education sessions. 3. Evaluate changes in post exposure prophylaxis knowledge, attitudes and practices after the health education intervention.
Locations (1)
Aswan faculty of Medicine
Aswān, Egypt