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Table 3 Student respondents’ attitude about PEP in UOGCSH, 2015, N = 220

From: Knowledge, attitude and practices of medical and health science students on the antiretroviral based HIV post-exposure prophylaxis in an Ethiopian hospital: an institutional based cross-sectional study

Questions

Responses

Frequency (%)

PEP is important

Yes

214 (97.3)

No

6 (2.7)

There should be guidelines in working areas

Yes

209 (95.0)

No

11 (5.0)

PEP reduces the likelihood of HIV transmission after occupational exposure

Yes

213 (98.8)

No

7 (3.2)

Believe PEP works

Yes

216 (98.2)

No

4 (1.8)

Reporting needle stick injuries is important

Yes

103 (46.8)

No

117 (53.2)