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ArticleAvicenna journal of medicine

Gender differences in practicing standard precautions against blood-borne pathogens among surgeons at a tertiary care center: A cross-sectional study.

Shahad Yousef Alsaigh, Amal Aboud Alasmari, Anadel Hassan Hakeem, Amairah Fahad Aloushan, Fatemah Saleh Bin Saleh, Alaa Althubaiti, Zeyad Yousef

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Shahad Yousef AlsaighCollege of Medicine, King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Amal Aboud AlasmariCollege of Medicine, King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Anadel Hassan HakeemCollege of Medicine, King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Amairah Fahad AloushanCollege of Medicine, King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Fatemah Saleh Bin SalehCollege of Medicine, King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Alaa AlthubaitiCollege of Medicine, King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Zeyad YousefDepartment of Surgery, King Abdulaziz Medical City, National Guard Health Affairs, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

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backgroundSurgeons are at an increased risk of contracting blood-borne pathogens. The aim of this study was to evaluate gender difference, surgical position, surgical experience, and subspecialty regarding surgeons' compliance to standard precautions.

methodsA cross-sectional questionnaire-based study was performed using a purposive sampling. A total of 241 surgeons were surveyed from June 2017 to January 2018.

resultsIn total, 179 (74.3%) males and 62 (25.7%) females completed the questionnaire. The gender difference was evident when the type of surgery was extremely important in influencing the decision on wearing double gloves (DGs); 108 (60.3%) male surgeons versus 27 (43.5%) female surgeons (

conclusionThis study revealed that the decision of wearing DG was affected by several factors. Surgeons' decision to wear DG was influenced by the type of surgery. This study showed that most surgeons reported lack of adherence to barrier precaution measures.

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Barrier precautionsblood-borne pathogensdouble glovingsurgeonssurgical positionssurgical specialty

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