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- The study aimed to evaluate how well health care providers at University of Abuja Teaching Hospital (UATH) understand and implement post exposure prophylaxis (PEP) for HIV.
- While a high percentage (97%) of providers were aware of PEP, only about 31% accurately knew the specific drugs and duration involved in treatment.
- Among those exposed to HIV-positive patients, a alarming 77% did not receive PEP, highlighting a significant gap in practice despite reported exposure.
Article Abstract
Objective: To assess the knowledge and practice of post exposure prophylaxis (PEP) against HIV infection among health care providers in University of Abuja Teaching Hospital (UATH).
Methods: A cross-sectional survey conducted on 230 health care providers in UATH.
Results: Majority (97.0%) of the respondents have heard about PEP, but only a few (30.9%) of them could correctly identify the drugs used and duration of PEP. A third of respondents have had one form of accidental exposure or the other. HIV test was carried out in about two-thirds (64.8%) of the source patients. Thirteen (28.3%) of the source patients were HIV-positive. Of the 13 respondents that were exposed to HIV-positive patients, only 3 (23.1%) received PEP, and these three completed PEP, while majority, 10/13 (76.9%) did not receive PEP in spite of their exposure to HIV-positive sources.
Conclusion: The study shows that the knowledge and practice of PEP among health care providers are very poor.
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