Problems regarding to occupational risk became more apprehensive with the possibility of occupational exposure to HIV by healthcare workers. Universal precautions (UP) emerges as an attempt to increase security of healthcare workers. Nonetheless, the compliance with universal precautions was found to be considerably less than optimal. The purpose of the present paper is: 1. to measure the compliance with universal precautions at a general hospital in São Paulo; 2. to identify the risk perception and Knowledge about UP of nursing staff, and 3. to discuss alternative hypothesis to explain noncompliance.
Universal Precautions (UP); Compliance With UP; AIDS; HIV; Occupational Risks and Needles Recapping