摘要：Authors A. Bagny , O. Bouglouga , M. Djibril , A. Lawson , Y. Laconi Kaaga , D. Hamza Sama , A. Balaka , D. Redah Service gastroentérologie, CHU-Campus de Lomé, 15 BP, 110 Lomé, Togo, Médecine interne, CHU Tokoin, Lomé, Togo Key words: hepatitis B and C viruses, African health care setting, Togo DOI : 10.1684/mst.2013.0227 Page(s) : 300-3 Published in: 2013 Objective. To assess the knowledge, the attitudes, and the practices of hospital nursing staff in relation to the infectious risks of the hepatitis B and C viruses. Methods. Cross-sectional descriptive survey conducted at the Lome Campus Teaching Hospital among the nursing staff present during at least one of the 2 consecutive workdays of the survey. Results. The total nursing staff included 190 people, 115 (60.5%) of whom participated in the investigation. Slightly more than three-fifths were men (61.7%). Their mean age was 37.9 ± 10.7 years. The contaminated materials encountered most often were blood (94.8%), needle-drawn fluids (77.4%), and biopsy samples (53.9%). Staff most often did not comply with protective measures: 75.5% did not use gloves regularly and 46.0% did not use bibs. More than one third of the nursing staff (34.8%) had had such a needle-stick or related accident, but only 8.8% had reported them: 74.2% because of the potential administrative difficulties and 25.8% because of ignorance (25.8%). Staff knowledge about the means of transmission of these viruses was good (98.3%). The vaccination coverage rate of the nurses questioned was 51.3%. Conclusion. Training and awareness campaigns about the occupational risks of HBV and HCV remain necessary.
关键词：hepatitis B and C viruses; African health care setting; Togo
