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Final Abstract Number: 27.016
Session: HIV: Epidemiology and Prevention
Date: Wednesday, March 10, 2010
Time: 12:30-13:30
Room: Poster & Exhibition Area/Ground Level
Type: Poster Presentation
Occupational risk of HIV infection among Nigerian dentists
C. Azodo
University of Benin Teaching Hospital, Benin City, Edo State, Nigeria
Background: Dentists are often victims of occupational injuries by contaminated sharps of
projection of contaminated fluids to mucous membranes and are therefore a occupational
transmission HIV acquisition.
Objective: To analyze the occupational risk of HIV infection among Nigerian dentists.
Methods: A multi-staged sampling technique was used to select 300 practicing dentists from all
parts of Nigeria. Data collection tool was a self-administered questionnaire. Measures were:
frequency of percutaneous injury, and action taken and precautions to mucocutaneous exposure.
Results: Percutaneous injury was recorded among 69.3% of respondents and only 1.2% postexposure
prophylaxis. Those with abraded skin that will treat patient with additional barrier was
8.6%. Percutaneous injury was positively related to gender, position, additional qualifications,
location of practice and experience (p