The investigation of knowledge about and attitude toward HIV among healthcare professionals in a tertiary hospital Üçüncü basamak bir hastanede saǧlık çalışanlarının hiv konusunda bilgi ve davranış biçimlerinin araştırılması
Journal of Clinical and Analytical Medicine, cilt.4, sa.4, 2013 (Scopus, TRDizin)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 4 Sayı: 4
- Basım Tarihi: 2013
- Doi Numarası: 10.4328/jcam.1057
- Dergi Adı: Journal of Clinical and Analytical Medicine
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
- Anahtar Kelimeler: Healthcare Workers, HIV/AIDS, Attitude, Knowledge
- Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
Aim: This study was designed to examine the level of knowledge about, to investigate attitudes toward, and to determine the emphasis given to HIV/ AIDS among healthcare professionals. Material and Method: A total of 210 healthcare professionals employed as a laboratory (n=54), operating room (n=60) or in-patient clinic (n=96) staff were included in this descriptive study. A 27-item questionnaire composed of questions related to level of knowledge about HIV/AIDS (n=19), attitudes toward HIV/AIDS (n=3), sources of knowledge on HIV/AIDS (n=3) and emphasis given national and global importance of the disease (n=2) was applied to each subject, based on voluntary participation. Results: Participants working in operating room obtained the highest mean (SD) knowledge scores 13.4(1.8) vs. 12.2(2.5) for laboratory and 12.4(1.9) for in-patient clinic staff; p<0.01). There was no significant difference between participants working in operating room (51.9%), laboratory (41.7%) and in-patient clinic (44.8%) in terms of willingness to treat a HIV/AIDS patient. Discussion: In conclusion, our findings indicate moderate level of knowledge on HIV/AIDS and positive attitudes toward a patient with HIV/AIDS among healthcare professionals employed in a tertiary healthcare center.