An interventional study of Health Education in Post Exposure Prophylaxis, sponsored by Aswan University. Recruiting at 1 site in Egypt. Open to participants aged 19 Years to 55 Years, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-01-09.
Sponsored by Aswan University · Not applicable, Interventional, and Supportive care
Occupational exposure to blood-borne pathogens, such as human immune-deficiency virus (HIV), hepatitis B virus (HBV), and hepatitis C virus (HCV) for healthcare workers through contact with human blood and body fluids has become a major health concern as it poses a risk of transmission of these infectious agents.
According to the World Health Organization (WHO) report, about three million HCWs are exposed to blood-borne pathogens each year, of which 170,000 are exposed to HIV infections, 2 million to HBV infections, and 0.9 million to HCV infections. Most of the time, healthcare providers get exposure through the splash of blood or other body fluids into the eyes, nose, or mouth or nonintact skin exposure, and percutaneous injury occurs as a result of a break in the skin caused by a needlestick or sharps contaminated with blood or body fluids
Post exposure prophylaxis is defined by the World Health Organization (WHO) as the medical intervention offered to prevent the transmission of blood-borne diseases following a potential exposure to HIV, HBV, HCV, and other viruses.
In developing regions, 40%-65% of HBV and HCV infections in health care workers are attributable to percutaneous occupational exposure .Approximately 3 out of 35 million HCWs worldwide experience needlestick injuries (NSIs) annually, exposing them to blood-borne pathogens .
In Egypt, like many developing countries, few efforts have been undertaken to raise awareness about needlestick injury (NSI) among HCWs . There is a lack of regulations and policies to protect HCWs from exposure. HCWs rarely receive training in infection control and standard precautions, even though these are low-cost solutions to reducing the risk of sharp injuries and have a high likelihood of being adopted .
There is a lack of data and surveillance concerning health care-related occupational exposures and the use of PEP. Furthermore, unsafe practices are frequently observed, placing patients and healthcare workers at risk of infection.
knowledge and practice of PEP for HIV/HBV. As a result, the study recommended the establishment of PEP training centre with proper guidelines in order to enhance the utilization of PEP.
No empirical data exists on the knowledge and attitudes of HCWs toward post exposure prophylaxis following occupational exposure to the blood-borne viruses at Aswan University Hospital. Hence the study will apply interventions in the form of an education module designed to suit the need of each of these categories of HCWs (doctors, nurses, and ward aides). Furthermore, the study seeks to implement and evaluate the effectiveness of an education program regarding post exposure prophylaxis on their change in knowledge, attitude, and practice.
Aswan University is the lead sponsor of 47 studies on the registry; 22 are open to participants now.
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About 340 participants of heath care workers undergoing assessment of knowledge, attitude and practice about post-exposure prophylaxis among health care workers at Aswan university hospital, Egypt Then they will undergo lecturers about about post-exposure prophylaxis, then reassessment will be done after 3 months
Procedure: Health Education
1. Assess the baseline knowledge, attitudes and practices of health care workers at Aswan university hospital towards postexposure prophylaxis against blood-borne viral infection. 2. Provide an intense post exposure prophylaxis health education sessions. 3. Evaluate changes in post exposure prophylaxis knowledge, attitudes and practices after the health education intervention.
Health Practice Change
Assessment of participants after taking health education lecturers about post-exposure prophylaxis regrading to knowledge, attitude and practice and this done by questionnaire as :The questionnaire consisted of three sections assessing knowledge, attitude, and practice regarding post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP). Section B assessed knowledge using nine close-ended questions, with adequate knowledge defined as ≥75% correct answers. Section C included seven items evaluating attitudes toward the importance and effectiveness of PEP, with scores ≥75% indicating a good attitude. Section D assessed PEP practices through nine questions, and good practice was defined as positive responses to more than 75% of items.
Time frame: 3 Months
Plan to share: Undecided
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