Al-Zahrani Ali O, Farahat Fayssal, Zolaly Elham N
Family Medicine Department, Armed Forces Hospital, Taif, Saudi Arabia.
J Community Health. 2014 Oct;39(5):959-64. doi: 10.1007/s10900-014-9837-7.
To assess knowledge and practices of healthcare workers (HCWs) in relation to bloodborne pathogens in a tertiary care hospital, western Saudi Arabia. Self-administered questionnaire was distributed assessing demographic characteristics, knowledge and practices of physicians, nurses and technicians on risks of exposure and prophylaxis against human immunodeficiency virus, hepatitis B virus and hepatitis C virus infections. A total of 466 participants (151; 32.4 % physicians and 315; 67.6 % nurses/technicians) completed the questionnaire. Almost two thirds of the physicians (60.9 %) and half of the nurses/technicians (47.6 %) had history of exposure to risks of bloodborne infection. Although both physicians and nurses/technicians showed acceptable level of knowledge about risks of bloodborne infections, modest proportion knew the correct actions including reporting following exposure. Behavioral-based in-service training interventions and strict policy should be implemented to promote compliance of HCWs to the protective measures against hazards of bloodborne infection.
为评估沙特阿拉伯西部一家三级医院医护人员关于血源性病原体的知识和实践情况，发放了自填式问卷，以评估医生、护士和技术人员的人口统计学特征、关于暴露风险以及预防人类免疫缺陷病毒、乙型肝炎病毒和丙型肝炎病毒感染的知识和实践情况。共有466名参与者（151名医生，占32.4%；315名护士/技术人员，占67.6%）完成了问卷。近三分之二的医生（60.9%）和一半的护士/技术人员（47.6%）有血源感染风险暴露史。尽管医生和护士/技术人员对血源感染风险的知晓程度都处于可接受水平，但只有适度比例的人知道正确的应对措施，包括暴露后报告。应实施基于行为的在职培训干预措施和严格政策，以促进医护人员遵守针对血源感染危害的防护措施。
