Keywords
attitudes
practices
AES
vaccination
Zinder National Hospital
Niger Introduction
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Abstract
Aim :
Describe the socio-professional characteristics of the nursing staff at the National Hospital of Zinder (HNZ) and assess their attitudes and practices vis-à-vis viral hepatitis B (HVB).
Materials and method :
This was a descriptive cross-sectional study carried out from September 1 to 30, 2020. Included were caregivers consenting to the study and working regularly at the HNZ for at least three (03) months. The data was collected anonymously, entered and analyzed by the software Epi info 7.2.2.6.
Results :
The series included 329 respondents out of 409, for a participation rate of 80.4%. The 30-49 age group represented 76% (n = 250) with predominance of women in 66.57% (n = 219) and paramedics in 88.45% (n = 291). More than half of the staff 52.59% (n = 173) said they had received a case of HBV in their practice, and 52.23% (n = 90) had referred the patient for management. Approximately 44.38% (n = 146) continued to recap used needles and 61.67% (n = 202) used conventional routes for their destruction. The majority of the staff (n = 310), that is to say 94.23%, washed their hands after the acts of care and the water / soap combination was used in 87.4% (n = 286). More than half of the staff (n = 172), or 52.3%, claimed to be the victim of a blood exposure accident (BSE). Two-thirds (n = 121) of AESs were not declared, due to the lack of formal proceedings before an AES. Less than half of the staff (n = 136) or 41.34% were aware of their status with regard to HBV. The reported vaccination coverage was 26.12% (n = 26). The majority of staff (n = 236) or 86.94% wanted to be tested.
Conclusion :
The attitudes and practices of the nursing staff of the Zinder National Hospital vis-à-vis viral hepatitis B remain to be improved. It is therefore necessary and urgent to set up an occupational health and safety committee and to vaccinate HIV-negative staff.
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