Background: Health care workers (HCWs) are regularly exposed to blood, and other body fluids which make them prone to a risk of acquiring the infection. Despite following ‘universal precautions’, accidental exposure may occur while performing invasive procedures and handling high risk fluids. Objectives: (a) To assess the awareness of post exposure prophylaxis (PEP) in case of needle-stick injury from conrmed or suspected source of HIV amongst I-year postgraduate residents of Kasturba Medical College & Manipal College of Dental Sciences, Mangalore, India.

(b) To educate them about the post-exposure prophylaxis guidelines against occupational exposure to HIV. Methodology: This is a cross sectional study among 85 postgraduate residents based on response to structured questionnaire. Results were analyzed and tabulated using National AIDS Control Organization Guidelines as reference…