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Table 4 Practice of PEP for HIV among HCW in Gondar University Hospital, 2012

From: Assessment of knowledge, attitude and practice towards post exposure prophylaxis for HIV among health care workers in Gondar, North West Ethiopia

Questions

Responses

Frequency

Ever been exposed to HIV risky conditions

Yes

66 (33.8)

No

119 (61)

I do not remember

10 (5.2)

took PEP after exposure

Yes

49 (74.2)

No

17 (25.7)

The reason respondent to took the PEP

Exposure to blood from known HIV positive patients.

28 (57.1)

Exposure to blood from patient whose HIV status is unknown

12 (24.5)

Injury from any sharp objects

6 (12.2)

Contact with patient body fluids

3 (6.1)

The time to start taking the PEP

With in 1 hour

23 (46.9)

After 2–6 hrs of exposure

15 (30.6)

After 6–10 hrs of exposure

10 (20.4)

After 72 hrs

1 (2)

A period of time that a respondent take PEP

3 days

3 (6.1)

15 days

7 (14.3)

28 days

39 (79.5)

completed the prescribed drug of PEP

Yes

39 (79.6)

No

10 (20.4)

reason for discontinuation of the drug

Fear of adverse effects

3 (30)

Assuming that it was enough

2 ( 20)

Assuming that the drug was not effective

5 (50)