In Brazil, biologic agents exposure lack information about healthcare workers' knowledge, attitudes and behavior, and there is no valid instrument to assess these issues. The purpose of the present work was to develop questionnaires to assess institutions and health care workers about their occupational exposure to biological material, using literature as a data source. Medline, Scopus and Lilacs databases were searched by key words, analogous expressions, and descriptors related to the subject. From the 557 preselected articles, 91 (16.3%) were effectively included in the study. To obtain, analyze, and interpret data, contend and secondary data analysis techniques were selected. Thematic categories and sub-categories were defined based on this study, and they guided the construction of two questionnaires - one for institutional assessment and the other to assess healthcare workers. Seven independent ad hoc reviewers evaluated the apparent validity of the instruments. After the validation of these questionnaires in the field, they can be used for scientific research and for assessment of the aspects associated to the issues studied in this paper, as well as provide data for elaboration, implementation, and monitoring of professional practices and management.
evaluation of research programs and tools; occupational exposure; body fluids; healthcare personnel; health knowledge; attitudes and practice
