title: Exposure to blood and body fluid: factors associated with non-compliance in follow up HIV testing among health care workers.
abstract: Due to lack of previous research, this study examined the factors associated with non-compliance in follow up human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) testing among health care workers after blood and/or body fluid exposure. A descriptive correlation design was used with 178 health care workers who did not return for recommended follow up HIV testing post-blood and/or body fluid exposure at three urban hospitals. The 36 question Likert scale was designed to measure the five concepts of the Health Belief Model: susceptibility, seriousness, benefit, barriers, and health motivation. The internal consistency reliability measured .48. Forty five subjects (25%) returned the questionnaire. The most significant factor determined to affect return rate for follow up testing was related to benefits and susceptibility (F = 4.57, df = 2.42, R = .42, P = .02). Return rate was most significantly correlated with the idea of decreasing the chance of dying from acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) (r = .31, P = .04). Similar results of recommended future studies may indicate changes in post-exposure education or institutional policies and procedures.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sass
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Bertolone
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Denton
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Logsdon
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000359:Aftercare; D001294:Attitude to Health; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000097:blood* / Q000635:transmission; D006282:Health Personnel / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D017758:Infectious Disease Transmission, Patient-to-Professional; D008875:Middle Aged; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000097:blood*; D016273:Occupational Exposure; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D016312:Treatment Refusal