Occupational exposure of health care workers to organic fluids and adhesion to chemorprophilaxis

Authors

  • Clara Alice Franco de Almeida UNIPINHAL; Fundação Pinhalense de Ensino
  • Maria Cecília Cardoso Benatti UNICAMP; Faculdade de Ciências Médicas; Departamento de Enfermagem

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/S0080-62342007000100016

Keywords:

Chemoprevention., Anti-retroviral agents, Accidents, occupational, Health personnel, Occupational health

Abstract

This study was aimed at investigating the characteristics of occupational accidents and of the workers that suffered them, and at evaluating the adhesion to chemoprophylaxis and to control and follow up tests after occu-pational accidents with risk of contamination by the human immunodeficiency virus and of the hepatitis B and C virus. This is a descriptive epidemiological study whose data was collected from the notifications of one of the administrative regions of the State of São Paulo's Secretary of Health between 2000 and 2001. It was observed 7.3% of refusals for chemoprophylaxis against human immunodeficiency virus by antiretrovirals, and that 40.6% of the care workers who accepted the chemoprophylaxis did not complete the treatment in the four weeks estimated for it. This diagnosis highlights the need for the institutions involved to establish strategies that make possible an increase in the adherence of health workers to these care procedures.

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Published

2007-03-01

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Original Article

How to Cite

Almeida, C. A. F. de, & Benatti, M. C. C. (2007). Occupational exposure of health care workers to organic fluids and adhesion to chemorprophilaxis. Revista Da Escola De Enfermagem Da USP, 41(1), 120-126. https://doi.org/10.1590/S0080-62342007000100016