Protective measures against blood-borne pathogens in undergraduate students

Authors

  • Pilar Alva Departamento Académico de Microbiología Médica. Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos. Lima, Perú; Instituto de Medicina Tropical Daniel A. Carrión. Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos. Lima, Perú
  • William Cornejo Departamento Académico de Microbiología Médica. Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos. Lima, Perú; Instituto de Medicina Tropical Daniel A. Carrión. Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos. Lima, Perú
  • Mario Tapia Departamento Académico de Microbiología Médica. Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos. Lima, Perú
  • Carlos Sevilla Departamento Académico de Microbiología Médica. Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos. Lima, Perú

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15381/anales.v67i4.1315

Keywords:

Collective safety measures, clinical clerkship, students, health occupations, blood-borne pathogens

Abstract

Objective: To measure the protective barriers use frequency by undergraduate Medical Technology School students during their elective period at both the University and the hospital. Design: Survey study. Setting: Daniel A. Carrion Tropical Medicine Institute, San Marcos Major National University. Participants: Technology Professional Academic School students. Interventions: A self-administered, anonymous questionnaire covering sex, age, and protective barriers was distributed to 68 fourth- and fifthyear medical technician students at the University of San Marcos, School of Medical Technology, Faculty of Medicine. Main outcome measures: Gown, gloves, pipete pumps and mask use. Results: Sixty-five students (95,5%) returned the questionnaire. The use of gowns, gloves, pipette pumps, and masks was 98,5%, 49,2%, 33,8% and 9,2% at the University, and 78,9%, 78,9%, 52,6% and 26,3% in the hospital, respectively. Conclusions: The use of protective barriers was low both at the University and the hospital. Study findings support a need to educate students more carefully on safe practices at work.

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Published

2006-12-29

Issue

Vol. 67 No. 4 (2006)

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Copyright (c) 2006 Pilar Alva, William Cornejo, Mario Tapia, Carlos Sevilla

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Alva P, Cornejo W, Tapia M, Sevilla C. Protective measures against blood-borne pathogens in undergraduate students. An Fac med [Internet]. 2006 Dec. 29 [cited 2024 Jul. 17];67(4):333-48. Available from: https://revistasinvestigacion.unmsm.edu.pe/index.php/anales/article/view/1315