Clinical treatment adherence of health care workers and students exposed to potentially infectious biological material

• Päätekijät: Maria Cristina Mendes de Almeida (Tekijä), Silvia Rita Marin da Silva Canini (Tekijä), Renata Karina Reis (Tekijä), Silmara Elaine Malaguti Toffano (Tekijä), Fernanda Maria Vieira Pereira (Tekijä), Elucir Gir (Tekijä)
• Aineistotyyppi: Kirja
• Julkaistu: SciELO, 2015-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Aiheet: article
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Yhteenveto

OBJECTIVE To assess adherence to clinical appointments by health care workers (HCW) and students who suffered accidents with potentially infectious biological material. METHOD A retrospective cross-sectional study that assessed clinical records of accidents involving biological material between 2005 and 2010 in a specialized unit. RESULTS A total of 461 individuals exposed to biological material were treated, of which 389 (84.4%) were HCWs and 72 (15.6%) students. Of the 461 exposed individuals, 307 (66.6%) attended a follow-up appointment. Individuals who had suffered an accident with a known source patient were 29 times more likely to show up to their scheduled follow-up appointments (OR: 29.98; CI95%: 16.09-55.83). CONCLUSION The predictor in both univariate and multivariate analyses for adherence to clinical follow-up appointment was having a known source patient with nonreactive serology for the human immunodeficiency virus and/or hepatitis B and C.

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1980-220X
10.1590/S0080-623420150000200011