Abstract

Background and Aim‏:‏‎ The operating room is one of the intensive areas of a hospital. Operating ‎room personnel are exposed to high levels of exposure to blood and body fluids through ‎occupational exposure. The aim of this study was to evaluate the knowledge, attitude, and ‎performance of operating room personnel about occupational exposure to blood-borne ‎infections.‎ Materials and Methods: This is a descriptive-analytic cross-sectional study. The research ‎population consisted of operating room personnel in Shiraz. The sample size was 198. The ‎sample was selected according to the population of the hospital and the questionnaires were ‎randomly assigned to the sample.‎ Results: The response rate in this study was 100%. The mean and the standard deviation of ‎knowledge score were 6.63 ± 1.38 out of 10, the attitude score was 34.26 ± 7.47 out of 44, the ‎pre-exposure performance score was 13.98 ± 3.86 out of 21, and the post-exposure was 16.21 ± ‎‎6.51 out of 30.‎ Conclusion: In this study, although the participants’ attitude was reported as optimal, the ‎knowledge and performance were not optimal; therefore, effective education and regular ‎monitoring can help improve the occupational exposure and ultimately reduce the risk of ‎transmission of blood-borne infections‎‎‎‎.