Document 0608
 DOCN  M94A0608
 TI    Attitudes, beliefs and knowledge about HIV.
 DT    9412
 AU    Carman J; Roth N; Ross M; Painter L; HIV/AIDS Services, Camperdown, NSW.
 SO    Annu Conf Australas Soc HIV Med. 1993 Oct 28-30;5:81 (poster no. 15).
       Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE ASHM5/94349047
 AB    The Central Sydney Area Health Service (CSAHS) of Sydney comprises
       several hospitals, community care centres and nursing homes. A
       questionnaire was administered to one fifth of all of the employees of
       the CSAHS, investigating their attitudes, beliefs and knowledge about
       HIV/AIDS. 1,056 responses were obtained. The data were analysed by
       factor analysis (principle components followed by varimax rotation). The
       results indicated that staff tend not to be ambivalent towards people
       with HIV/AIDS and either had negative or positive attitudes towards
       them. The analysis of the belief items produced three interpretable
       dimensions. The factors extracted correlated to (1) unhappiness with
       having HIV-positive people in the workplace, (2) doubts about the
       accuracy of the official information given, particularly about the ease
       of transmission of HIV and (3) beliefs about the value of following
       infection control procedures. Further analyses indicated a correlation
       between beliefs (1) and (2) and attitudes and knowledge. The results
       also indicated that beliefs about the value of following infection
       control procedures were independent of attitudes and knowledge.
 DE    Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/PREVENTION & CONTROL/
       *PSYCHOLOGY/TRANSMISSION  *Attitude of Health Personnel  Human  HIV
       Infections/PREVENTION & CONTROL/*PSYCHOLOGY/TRANSMISSION  *Knowledge,
       Attitudes, Practice  Universal Precautions  Workplace  MEETING ABSTRACT

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