High post-exposure prophylaxis uptake but low completion rates and HIV testing follow-up in health workers, Harare, Zimbabwe

High post-exposure prophylaxis uptake but low completion rates and HIV testing follow-up in health workers, Harare, Zimbabwe

Introduction: Health care workers (HCWs), especially from sub-Saharan Africa, are at risk of occupational exposure to HIV. Post exposure prophylaxis (PEP) can reduce this risk. There is no published information from Zimbabwe, a high HIV burden country, about how PEP works. We therefore assessed how...

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Main Authors: Fadzai Mushambi, Collins Timire, Anthony D Harries, Hannock Tweya, Tafadzwa Priscilla Goverwa-Sibanda, Stanley Mungofa, Tsitsi Apollo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Journal of Infection in Developing Countries 2021-04-01
Series:Journal of Infection in Developing Countries
Subjects:
Post exposure prophylaxis
health care workers
occupational injury
operational research
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Zimbabwe
Online Access:https://jidc.org/index.php/journal/article/view/12214
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