The South African nurse's knowledge of occupational human immunodeficiency virus postexposure prophylaxis in the era of controlled and stable HIV prevalence

dc.contributor.authorRasweswe, Melitah Molatelo
dc.contributor.authorPeu, Mmapheko Doriccah
dc.contributor.emaildoriccah.peu@up.ac.za
dc.date.accessioned2021-02-19T05:30:47Z
dc.date.available2021-02-19T05:30:47Z
dc.date.issued2020-11
dc.description.abstractKnowledge is a crucial aspect of nursing. Nurses, just like any other healthcare workers (HCWs), are empowered with the knowledge of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Postexposure Prophylaxis (PEP) protocol to be followed, including post-exposure to blood and body fluids (BBFs). The utilization of HIV PEP demonstrated its capabilities to prevent HCWs from HIV infections. However, the practice in healthcare settings remains a challenge, as many HCWs do not adhere to the protocol. This study investigated how knowledgeable nurses are about HIV PEP in the era of controlled and stable HIV prevalence. Ninety-four nurses completed a self-administered questionnaire to provide information. A biostatistician assisted with data analysis, using Microsoft Excel converted to the STATA 13 format. Most (77.0%) were female with a mean age of 30 ± 9 years. The degree of knowledge was low, although the results showed that 90.43% of nurses had been informed about HIV PEP. Eighty (84%) did not know where to access HIV PEP, and (55.32%) were unaware of HIV PEP guidelines. A comparison between knowledge and work experience revealed that those with five years and less experience are less knowledgeable. There is a need to improve nurses’ knowledge of HIV PEP to reduce the risk of HIV acquisition from work-related activities.en_ZA
dc.description.departmentNursing Scienceen_ZA
dc.description.librarianpm2021en_ZA
dc.description.urihttp://www.mdpi.com/journal/applscien_ZA
dc.identifier.citationRasweswe, M.M. & Peu, M.D. 2020, 'The South African nurse's knowledge of occupational human immunodeficiency virus postexposure prophylaxis in the era of controlled and stable HIV prevalence', Applied Sciences, vol. 10. no. 21, art. 7784. pp. 1-10.en_ZA
dc.identifier.issn2076-3417 (online)
dc.identifier.other10.3390/app10217784
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/78767
dc.language.isoenen_ZA
dc.publisherMDPIen_ZA
dc.rights© 2020 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).en_ZA
dc.subjectKnowledgeen_ZA
dc.subjectNursesen_ZA
dc.subjectOccupational exposureen_ZA
dc.subjectHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV)en_ZA
dc.subjectHealthcare workers (HCWs)en_ZA
dc.subjectPostexposure prophylaxis (PEP)en_ZA
dc.subjectBlood and body fluids (BBFs)en_ZA
dc.titleThe South African nurse's knowledge of occupational human immunodeficiency virus postexposure prophylaxis in the era of controlled and stable HIV prevalenceen_ZA
dc.typeArticleen_ZA

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