Document 0396
 DOCN  M9440396
 TI    AIDS-related knowledge, fear, and behavioral change among nurses in
       Taiwan.
 DT    9404
 AU    Wang JF; Simoni PS; Paterson J; School of Nursing, West Virginia
       University, Morgantown 26506.
 SO    Public Health Nurs. 1993 Dec;10(4):257-62. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE
       MED/94143287
 AB    Current literature documents a phenomenon of fear that affects the
       willingness of health care professionals to care for persons with
       acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). We attempted to identify
       differences between nurses who exhibit fearful attitudes toward AIDS and
       those who do not, based on knowledge and behavior. Taiwan, site of the
       study, is only beginning to identify the first of its citizens with
       AIDS. The subjects were a population of caregivers from a culture with
       little exposure, therefore, either through education or experience, to
       the disease and the issues it engenders. A cross-sectional,
       self-administered survey was conducted in 1990 of 1759 nurses in 12
       institutions throughout Taiwan. Data on AIDS-related knowledge, fear,
       and behavior, as well as selected demographic data, were gathered.
       Analysis revealed significantly less fear of AIDS among nurses who
       reported three behavioral changes related to AIDS than among those who
       reported fewer changed behaviors (F = 4.43, df = 3; P < 0.004); those
       with higher levels of education (F = 3.54, df = 3; P < 0.014); and those
       who were single rather than married (t = 2.81; P < 0.005).
 DE    Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/EPIDEMIOLOGY/*NURSING/  PREVENTION &
       CONTROL/TRANSMISSION  Cross-Sectional Studies  Educational Status  *Fear
       Human  *Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice  Marital Status
       Nurses/*PSYCHOLOGY  Taiwan/EPIDEMIOLOGY  JOURNAL ARTICLE

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