Table 3 Pre and post symposium knowledge of HIV exposure among health workers (n = 365)
Questions related to knowledge | Percentage of participants with correct answers about HIV(n) (total number = 365) | % increase | P value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pre symposium n (%) | Post symposium n (%) | ||||
1. | When PEP is indicated? | 105 (28.8) | 157 (43) | 49.3 | 0.001* |
2. | Whom to contact when exposure occurs? | 85 (23.3) | 234 (64.1) | 175.1 | 0.001* |
3. | What is the preferable time to take PEP after exposure? | 202 (55.3) | 259 (71.0) | 28.4 | 0.001* |
4. | What is effectiveness of PEP in terms of percentage in preventing HIV? | 143 (40.3) | 187 (51.2) | 27.0 | 0.002* |
5. | For how many days PEP should be taken after exposure? | 117 (32.1) | 267 (73.2) | 128 | 0.001* |
6. | By which route HIV is commonly transmitted from an infected person? | 352 (96.4) | 359 (98.4) | 2.1 | 0.16 |
7. | When standard precautions should be taken by health care workers providers? | 198 (54.2) | 199 (54.5) | 0.6 | 0.99 |
8. | People living with AIDS patients should avoid which of the following things? | 328 (89.9) | 342 (93.7) | 4.2 | 0.02* |
9. | By what ways HIV can be spread through contaminated needles | 306 (83.8) | 298 (81.6) | − 2.62 | 0.37 |
10. | If an HIV mother had emergency delivery and she did not receive HIV prophylaxis what is the chance in percentage of child getting the disease? | (9.6) | (57.8) | 502.1 | 0.001* |
11. | Prevalence of HIV infection in Pakistan | 148 (40.5) | 343 (94) | 132.1 | 0.001* |