?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Impact+of+Educational+Intervention+Measures+on+Knowledge+regarding+HIV%2F+Occupational+Exposure+and+Post+Exposure+Prophylaxis+among+Final+Year+Nursing+Students+of+a+Tertiary+Care+Hospital+in+Central+India&rft.creator=Dixit%2C+S&rft.creator=Khatri%2C+AK&rft.creator=Taneja%2C+G&rft.creator=Saroshe%2C+S&rft.creator=Baghel%2C+SS&rft.creator=Jaiswal%2C+S&rft.creator=Soni%2C+S&rft.creator=Sengar%2C+SS&rft.subject=Online+Journal+of+Health+and+Allied+Sciences&rft.description=Amongst+the+different+Health+Care+Personnel+nurses+are+at+a+greater+risk+of+being+accidentally+exposed+to+HIV+and+other+Blood+Borne+Pathogens.+The+present+study+was+conducted+among+50+final+year+nursing+students+of+a+Medical+College+Hospital+to+assess+the+knowledge+regarding+HIV%2C+occupational+exposure+and+Post+Exposure+Prophylaxis+(PEP)+among+the+students+and+analyses+the+impact+of+educational+intervention+measures+on+the+issues+amongst+the+study+subjects.+A+Pre-designed+and+Pre-tested+semi-structured+questionnaire+was+used+to+evaluate+the+level+of+knowledge+before+and+after+educational+intervention+sessions.+Knowledge+regarding+risk+of+transmission+of+HIV+by+needle-stick+injury+and+body+fluids+against+which+universal+precautions+were+mandatory+increased+by+72%25+following+the+intervention+sessions+(%CF%872+%3D+53.202%2C+p+%3C0.001).+72%25+and+36%25+respondents+correctly+knew+the+duration+within+which+to+start+PEP+and+the+drugs+available+for+PEP%2C+post+educational+sessions+98%25+and+96%25+students+were+aware+of+it%3A+the+difference+being+statistically+significant+(%CF%872+%3D+11.294%2C+p+%3C0.001)+and+(%CF%872+%3D+37.748%2C+p+%3C0.001)+respectively.+The+mean+pre-intervention+score+was+8.32%3B+mean+post-intervention+score+was+14.40%3A+statistical+analysis+showed+the+results+to+be+significant+(t%3D+13.857%2C+p%3C+0.001).+The+study+reflects+that+there+is+a+dearth+of+knowledge+among+the+study+group.+Incorporating+the+concerned+issues+in+the+academic+curriculum+to+provide+the+students+with+adequate+knowledge+and+information+during+their+formative+years+is+needed.&rft.publisher=Dr.+BS+Kakkilaya&rft.contributor=Kakkilaya%2C+Dr+Srinivas&rft.date=2010-04-30&rft.type=Journal+(On-line%2FUnpaginated)&rft.type=PeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F6974%2F1%2F2009-4-6.pdf&rft.identifier=++Dixit%2C+S+and+Khatri%2C+AK+and+Taneja%2C+G+and+Saroshe%2C+S+and+Baghel%2C+SS+and+Jaiswal%2C+S+and+Soni%2C+S+and+Sengar%2C+SS++(2010)+Impact+of+Educational+Intervention+Measures+on+Knowledge+regarding+HIV%2F+Occupational+Exposure+and+Post+Exposure+Prophylaxis+among+Final+Year+Nursing+Students+of+a+Tertiary+Care+Hospital+in+Central+India.++%5BJournal+(On-line%2FUnpaginated)%5D+++++&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F6974%2F