There is a recent upsurge of interest among health care professionals regarding the risk of accidental occupational exposure to HIV virus. We evaluated knowledge of virus carriage prevalence, needlestick injuries, venepuncture practices, and glove use among paediatricians in Wales and South West Regional Health Authorities. We also attempted to evaluate hepatitis B immunisation uptake in this g...

BACKGROUND Medical students represent a population that is at high-risk group for acquiring and spreading hepatitis B infection (HBV). AIM This study was designed to evaluate the knowledge and attitudes among male student regarding occupational risks of HBV infection. SUBJECTS AND METHODS During March 2013, a descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted on medical students of AlJouf Univ...