title: [Clinical treatment adherence of health care workers and students exposed to potentially infectious biological material].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To assess adherence to clinical appointments by health care workers (HCW) and students who suffered accidents with potentially infectious biological material.
  
  
  METHODS
  A retrospective cross-sectional study that assessed clinical records of accidents involving biological material between 2005 and 2010 in a specialized unit.
  
  
  RESULTS
  A total of 461 individuals exposed to biological material were treated, of which 389 (84.4%) were HCWs and 72 (15.6%) students. Of the 461 exposed individuals, 307 (66.6%) attended a follow-up appointment. Individuals who had suffered an accident with a known source patient were 29 times more likely to show up to their scheduled follow-up appointments (OR: 29.98; CI95%: 16.09-55.83).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The predictor in both univariate and multivariate analyses for adherence to clinical follow-up appointment was having a known source patient with nonreactive serology for the human immunodeficiency virus and/or hepatitis B and C.
authors.affiliation: Ribeirão Preto College of Nursing, Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, SãoPaulo, Brazil.
authors.forename: Maria Cristina Mendes de
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Almeida
authors.affiliation: Ribeirão Preto College of Nursing, Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil.
authors.forename: Silvia Rita Marin da Silva
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Canini
authors.affiliation: Ribeirão Preto College of Nursing, Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil.
authors.forename: Renata Karina
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Reis
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal de São João Del Rei, Divinópolis, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
authors.forename: Silmara Elaine Malaguti
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Toffano
authors.affiliation: Ribeirão Preto College of Nursing, Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil.
authors.forename: Fernanda Maria Vieira
authors.initials: FM
authors.lastname: Pereira
authors.affiliation: Ribeirão Preto College of Nursing, Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil.
authors.forename: Elucir
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Gir
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001071:Appointments and Schedules; D017848:Blood-Borne Pathogens; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006282:Health Personnel; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016273:Occupational Exposure; D010349:Patient Compliance; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013334:Students; D055815:Young Adult