Correlation between nursing students' knowledge level of HIV/AIDS occupational protection and awareness of AIDS occupational protection condition

Abstract

Objective To explore the correlation between the knowledge of HIV/AIDS occupational protection and the awareness of HIV/AIDS occupational protection conditions,so as to provide effective advice for enhancing the nursing students' occupational protection awareness.Methods From June to December 2011,investigated 186 nursing students of different hospitals in Guangxin province with questionnaire including their knowledge of HIV/AIDS,self-protection attitude,occupational protection condition and so on.Results Nursing students had the basic knowledge of pathogenesis and transmission route of HIV/AIDS with the rate of 95.7％,87.1％,respectively,while they had a poor awareness level of HIV/AIDS occupational protection.24.2％ of nursing students were lack of the awareness of self protection.The main exposed way of nursing students was Acupuncture cutting injury (51.4％) and skin touch (26.5％).The main exposed parts was hand part (85.3％),and the main departments were operation room and ICU.In medical garbage classification,the protection and awareness of nursing students had many problems.The knowledge of HIV/AIDS occupational protection of nursing students was low and the awareness of HIV/AIDS occupational protection needed to be improved.The knowledge of HIV/AIDS occupational protection and the awareness of HIV/AIDSoccupational protection conditions had a certain correlation (r =-0.277,-0.209,-0.156,-0.220,respectively ;P ＜ 0.05).Conclusions Strengthening the nursing students' education of occupational protection before internship and strictly regulate their operating procedures in order to reduce the incidence of occupational exposure. Key words: Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome; Occupational exposure ; Cognition; Awareness; Nursing student