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Awareness about HIV Infection among the Paramedical Staff in a Tertiary Care Hospital in Delhi, India

by
Nikhil Gupta
1,*,
Binita Goswami
2,
Bhawna Singh
3 and
Sandeep Ghosh
3
1
Department of Surgery, Lady hardinge Medical College, Delhi, India
2
Department of Biochemistry, Lady Hardinge Medical College, Delhi, India
3
Department of Biochemistry, GB Pant Hospital, Delhi, India
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Clin. Pract. 2012, 2(1), e13; https://doi.org/10.4081/cp.2012.e13
Submission received: 9 November 2011 / Revised: 27 December 2011 / Accepted: 2 January 2012 / Published: 18 January 2012

Abstract

In India, acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) is a growing epidemic involving all sections of the society. Health care personnel are at increased risk of acquiring blood borne diseases like AIDS, hepatitis, etc. We aimed to assess the level of awareness of HIV infection among the paramedical staff working in a tertiary care hospital. A total number of 207 paramedical staff were asked to complete a questionnaire covering the various aspects of HIV and AIDS which was then critically reviewed. We observed that 57.54% of the staff was aware of the different aspects of HIV infection. Our results highlighted that awareness regarding the different facets of HIV varied among the nurses, lab technicians and support staff. Transmission of blood borne infections through needle stick injury is a harsh reality involving health care personnel. There is an urgent need to teach basic knowledge about HIV infection among high-risk populations.
Keywords: HIV; AIDS; prevention; high-risk population; needle stick injury HIV; AIDS; prevention; high-risk population; needle stick injury

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Gupta, N.; Goswami, B.; Singh, B.; Ghosh, S. Awareness about HIV Infection among the Paramedical Staff in a Tertiary Care Hospital in Delhi, India. Clin. Pract. 2012, 2, e13. https://doi.org/10.4081/cp.2012.e13

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Gupta N, Goswami B, Singh B, Ghosh S. Awareness about HIV Infection among the Paramedical Staff in a Tertiary Care Hospital in Delhi, India. Clinics and Practice. 2012; 2(1):e13. https://doi.org/10.4081/cp.2012.e13

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Gupta, Nikhil, Binita Goswami, Bhawna Singh, and Sandeep Ghosh. 2012. "Awareness about HIV Infection among the Paramedical Staff in a Tertiary Care Hospital in Delhi, India" Clinics and Practice 2, no. 1: e13. https://doi.org/10.4081/cp.2012.e13

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Gupta, N., Goswami, B., Singh, B., & Ghosh, S. (2012). Awareness about HIV Infection among the Paramedical Staff in a Tertiary Care Hospital in Delhi, India. Clinics and Practice, 2(1), e13. https://doi.org/10.4081/cp.2012.e13

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