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Application for notification and conduct to accidents with perfect surgical cuts and with risk exposure to HIV
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Keywords

Occupational accident
Post-exposure chemoprophylaxis
Mobile apps
Risk of HIV transmission

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Application for notification and conduct to accidents with perfect surgical cuts and with risk exposure to HIV. (2021). Electronic Journal Collection Health, 13(4), e6705. https://doi.org/10.25248/reas.e6705.2021

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Abstract

Objective: this study aims to develop a mobile application that assists in the notification and conduct of cases of accidents at work with sharps with risk for HIV and to speed up the beginning of post-exposure chemoprophylaxis. Methods: it is an applied or technological research of an experimental nature for the development of a mobile application, which comprises the steps: survey, development, application validation and implementation. The application was submitted to ten judges who evaluated the objective, coherence, clarity, adequacy, structure and presentation, and relevance, the answers were acquired through the questionnaire Unified Health System - SUS adapted to the Likert scale. Results: 93.8% of the judges understand that the application's objective was met. Regarding the structure and presentation, 95.0% consider it satisfactory. The average relevance criterion of 98.8% considered the structure and presentation adequate. Thus, the results were satisfactory reaching an approval of 95.2% in the general average. Conclusion: its applicability will facilitate access, information, monitoring, in addition to speeding up assistance to health professionals exposed to the risk of HIV transmission.

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