Prevalence, correlates of occupational percutaneous injuries and use of post exposure prophylaxis against HIV, Hepatitis B among health workers in Kampala, Uganda-May 2016

Abstract

Introduction: Of the 3 million percutaneous exposures that occur annually among health workers (HWs), 90% are in low-income countries. The estimated average prevalence of percutaneous exposures among health workers in Uganda was 70% in 2009. However, utilization of post exposure prophylaxis (PEP) following percutaneous exposure remains largely undetermined. We determined the utilization of PEP for HIV and Hepatitis B (Hep B) following percutaneous injuries (PIs) among clinical health workers in Kampala.