Table 4 Showing frequency and percentage (%) for answers to practice questions with total mean score

17-Have you been vaccinated against Hepatitis B?

Yes

287^A

71.2%

< 0.001*

No

116^B

28.8%

18-Ever, been exposed to HIV/HBV risky conditions?

Yes

154^B

38.2%

< 0.001*

No

215^A

53.3%

I don’t remember

34^C

8.4%

19-Did you take PEP after exposure?

Yes

92^B

23.7%

< 0.001*

No

297^A

76.3%

20-Reasons for not taking PEP?

Unaware of the existence of PEP service and protocol

143^A

32.5%

Lack of understanding the value of reporting exposures

79^B

18.0%

Fear of stigma and discrimination

30^C

6.8%

Lack of support and encouragement to report

58^B

13.2%

PEP service is unavailable

63^B

14.3%

Patient tested negative

67^B

15.2%

21-Reasons respondents took PEP after exposure

Exposure to blood from known HIV/HBV positive patients

135^A

32.5%

< 0.001*

Exposure to blood from patients with unknown HIV/HBV status

119^A

28.6%

Injury from a sharp object

126^A

30.3%

Contact with patient’s body fluids

36^B

8.7%

22-What time did you start taking PEP?

Within 1 h

153^A

51.9%

< 0.001*

After 2–6 h of exposure

70^B

23.7%

After 6–10 h of exposure

45^BC

15.3%

After 72 h

27^C

9.2%

23-A period of time that a respondent took PEP?

3 days

136^A

46.9%

< 0.001*

15 days

75^B

25.9%

28 days

41^C

14.1%

48 days

38^C

13.1%

24-Did you complete the prescribed drug of PEP?

Yes

101^B

34.9%

No

188^A

65.1%

25-Reason for discontinuation of the drug?

Fear of adverse effects

87^A

29.5%

< 0.001*

Assuming that it was enough

100^A

33.9%

Assuming that the drug was not effective

35^B

11.9%

Patient tested negative

73^A

24.7%

Total mean practice score

0.45 ± 0.50

Median (range)

0.00(1.00)