Knowledge- Attitude- Practice (KAP) of Post Exposure Prophylaxis for Fifth Year Dental Students of a Private Egyptian University

NCT ID: NCT03893383

Last Updated: 2019-03-28

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: UNKNOWN
• Total Enrollment: 420 participants
• Study Classification: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2019-04-01
• Study Completion Date: 2019-12-01

Brief Summary

considering the increase number of occupational injuries, The aim of this study is to assess the current level of knowledge, attitude and practice of fifth year dental students as regards post exposure prophylaxis.

Detailed Description

Injuries from occupational accidents are associated with agents of biological risk, as they are the gateway to serious and potentially lethal infectious diseases. Several studies have demonstrated that dental students are among the most vulnerable to blood-borne exposure due to both their limited and restricted working area and developing skills level. This situation makes the use of post exposure prophylaxis is very important. Therefore, this study is conducting to evaluate the awareness level of fifth year dental students regarding post exposure prophylaxis.

Conditions

Occupational Exposure

Study Design

• Observational Model Type: OTHER
• Study Time Perspective: CROSS_SECTIONAL

Eligibility Criteria

Exclusion Criteria

• Refusal of participation from the students.

• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Sponsors

Cairo University

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Hagar Saleem Mojahed Abou-Musallam

teacher assistant in MSA University

Responsibility Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Other Identifiers

U Cairo H

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id