Document 0340
 DOCN  M9460340
 TI    HIV/AIDS: knowledge and attitudes of accident and emergency healthcare
       professionals.
 DT    9404
 AU    Bell PF; Williams AK; Ross MW; Boswarva PA; Strunin L; Charles Sturt
       University School of Nursing and Health; Administration, Bathurst, NSW,
       Australia.
 SO    J Assoc Nurses AIDS Care. 1993 Oct-Dec;4(4):7-14. Unique Identifier :
       AIDSLINE MED/94176670
 AB    The knowledge and attitudes of healthcare professionals in accident and
       emergency departments in Australia are poorly understood. The authors
       assessed knowledge of and attitudes toward HIV/AIDS and homophobia were
       assessed in a convenience sample of 111 healthcare professionals in
       three New South Wales teaching hospitals. Results indicated that
       respondents with low knowledge of HIV/AIDS used the media as their major
       source of education and had higher levels of fear of infection than
       their colleagues with higher knowledge. The study findings imply that
       quality health care for people with HIV/AIDS requires programs that
       provide correct information and address the fear of infection.
 DE    *Disease Transmission, Patient-to-Professional  *Emergency Service,
       Hospital  Fear  Female  Homosexuality  Human  HIV Infections/*PREVENTION
       & CONTROL/TRANSMISSION  *Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice  Linear Models
       Male  *Personnel, Hospital/EDUCATION/PSYCHOLOGY  Sampling Studies
       JOURNAL ARTICLE

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