Outcomes of a postexposure prophylaxis program at the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital in Ghana: A retrospective cohort study

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dc.contributor.authorTetteh, R.A.
dc.contributor.authorNartey, E.T.
dc.contributor.authorLartey, M.
dc.contributor.authorMantel-Teeuwisse, A.K.
dc.contributor.authorLeufkens, H.G.M.
dc.contributor.authorNortey, P.A.
dc.contributor.authorDodoo, A.N.O.
dc.date.accessioned2018-11-14T09:04:32Z
dc.date.available2018-11-14T09:04:32Z
dc.date.issued2013-10
dc.description.abstractThe risk for occupational exposure to HIV is a serious public health problem that is well characterized in the developed world, but less so in the developing countries such as Ghana. This study was undertaken to examine the characteristics of occupational exposure to HIV and the utilization of a risk assessment system (RAS)-based postexposure prophylaxis (PEP) among health care workers (HCWs) and health care students (HCSs) in the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital (KBTH). During the study period (January 2005-December 2010), a total of 260 and 35 exposures were reported by HCWs and HCSs, respectively. Ward attendants reported the highest incidence rate of 6.46 of 100 person-years (P-Y). The incidence of high-risk exposures was 0.33 of 100 P-Y (n = 65); 60.0% occurred during a procedure of disposing of a needle and 24.6% during a cannula insertion. A total of 289 of the 295 individuals were administered PEP, of which 181 (62.6%) completed the 6-month follow-up testing schedule and none sero-converted. This shows that with a good RAS in place, it is possible to deploy an effective PEP program in a typical African teaching hospital like the KBTH in Accra, Ghana. © SAGE Publications.en_US
dc.identifier.otherhttps://doi.org/10.1177/2325957413508321
dc.identifier.urihttp://ugspace.ug.edu.gh/handle/123456789/25503
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherJournal of the International Association of Providers of AIDS Careen_US
dc.subjecthealth care workersen_US
dc.subjectHIV risk exposuresen_US
dc.subjectpostexposure prophylaxisen_US
dc.subjectrisk assessment systemen_US
dc.titleOutcomes of a postexposure prophylaxis program at the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital in Ghana: A retrospective cohort studyen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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