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Blood and body fluid exposures during clinical training: relation to knowledge of universal precautions.

Diekema DJ; Albanese MA; Schuldt SS; Doebbeling BN

J Gen Intern Med 1996 Feb; 11(2):109-111

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/BF02599587

20001013

To investigate the relation between knowledge of universal precautions and rates of exposure to blood and body fluid during clinical training, a cohort of 155 students was surveyed following training in universal precautions and 18 months later. A total of 127 students (82%) participated; 58 (46%) experienced at least one exposure during the first clinical training year. Knowledge of universal precautions was inversely associated with the frequency of mucous membrane exposures (p = .001); an apparent "dose-response" effect was evident (one-way analysis of variance; F = 5.2, p = 0.007). Students are frequently exposed to blood and body fluid during clinical training. Higher levels of retained knowledge about universal precautions are associated with a decreased risk of mucous membrane exposure.

Universal-precautions; Infection-control; Health-care-personnel; Infectious-diseases; Bloodborne-pathogens; Author Keywords: education; medical students; needlestick injuries; universal precautions

Department of Internal Medicine, University of Iowa College of Medicine, Iowa City, Iowa

JGIMEJ

19960201

Journal Article

158956

Grant

1996

Grant-Number-K01-OH-00131

2

0884-8734

OD

Grants-other

Journal of General Internal Medicine

IA

Department of Internal Medicine, University of Iowa College of Medicine, Iowa City, Iowa