PubMed · 7644375
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To investigate the relation between knowledge of universal precautions and rates of exposure to blood and body fluid during clinical training, a cohort of 155 students was surveyed following training in universal precautions and 18 months later. A total of 127 students (82%) participated; 58 (46%) experienced at least one exposure during the first clinical training year. Knowledge of universal precautions was inversely associated with the frequency of mucous membrane exposures (p .001); an apparent "dose-response" effect was evident (one-way analysis of variance; F = 5.2, p - 0.007). Students are frequently exposed to blood and body fluid during clinical training. Higher levels of retained knowledge about universal precautions are associated with a decreased risk of mucous membrane exposure.
OBJECTIVE: To examine the practice patterns of urologists performing vasectomy in response to studies reporting an increased risk of prostate cancer in vasectomized men. DESIGN: A mailed survey. SETTING: A university medical institution. PARTICIPANTS: One thousand five hundred randomly selected United States urologists under the age of 65 years. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE: Urologists reported practice patterns of vasectomy in response to studies showing possible link between vasectomy and prostate cancer. RESULTS: A response rate of 51% (759/1,500) was obtained. Although > 90% state that these studies have had little or no effect upon their practice of vasectomy, 27% screen vasectomized men earlier for prostate cancer, and 20% would be reluctant to recommend a vasectomy to a man with a strong family history of prostate cancer. CONCLUSIONS: Over one fourth of urologists who screen for prostate cancer have altered their screening patterns even though they responded that the studies have not affected their practice patterns.