Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice of Postexposure Prophylaxis against HIV Infection among Healthcare Workers in Hiwot Fana Specialized University Hospital, Eastern Ethiopia

Table 2

Knowledge about PEP for HIV among healthcare workers in Hiwot Fana Specialized University Hospital, 2016.

Knowledge question	N (%)
Awareness of PEP
Yes	311 (100.0)
No	0
Know the meaning of PEP
Yes	37 (22.4)
No	128 (77.6)
Aware of the availability of PEP guideline in this hospital.
Yes	311 (100.0)
No	0
Identify indication for PEP
When the source patient is at high risk for HIV	94 (30.2)
When the source patient is known to be HIV positive	161 (51.8)
When the HIV status of the source is unknown	36 (11.6)
For any needle stick injury in the work place	20 (6.4)
The maximum delay to take PEP
12 hours	10 (3.2)
24 hours	19 (6.1)
48 hours	16 (5.1)
72 hours	266 (85.5)
Preferable time to start PEP
Within an hour	272 (87.5)
After 6hours	20 (6.4)
After 12hours	10 (3.2)
After 72hour	9 (2.9)
Duration of ART intake for PEP
For 28 days	284 (91.3)
For 40 days	20 (6.4)
For six months	5 (1.6)
For life time	2 (0.6)
Know about the PEP guideline
Yes	198 (63.7)
No	113 (36.3)

indicates the correct answer from the range of choices per the WHO PEP guideline [7].