Document 2157
 DOCN  M94A2157
 TI    The results of a series of AIDS education programs for nurses in Japan.
 DT    9412
 AU    Iijima M; Kamakura M; Matsuoka S; National Federation of Health
       Insurance Societies, Tokyo, Japan.
 SO    Int Conf AIDS. 1994 Aug 7-12;10(1):368 (abstract no. PD0080). Unique
       Identifier : AIDSLINE ICA10/94370418
 AB    OBJECTIVE: The National Federation of Health Insurance Societies is a
       public corporation that was established and has been active for the
       purpose of supporting health insurance societies that are nationwide
       functioning to promote medical care, health and welfare of the insured.
       METHODS: In order to train nurses for the persons capable of dealing
       with the problem of consultation and education about AIDS/HIV, the
       Federation hold AIDS prevention study meetings for nurses who belong to
       various health insurance societies, at nine places in eight large cities
       of Japan. Each study meeting mainly consists of the three programs,
       Actual state of prevention and treatment for AIDS. Points to copes with
       AIDS at workplaces and to educate AIDS prevention and Actual
       consultation and guidance about AIDS. These programs were conducted by
       expert lecturers for five hours in total. RESULTS AND CONCLUSIONS: The
       total number of attendance at the nine study meetings was 1,789 (nurses:
       47.1%, public health nurses: 38.6%, others concerned: 14.3%). Among
       them, 513 persons have experience of being asked questions and giving
       some advice about AIDS (37% of 1,387 persons who answered this
       question). Regarding the details of the questions, those about HIV test
       are 194 as the top, the second is 182 questions about the routes of
       infection, and the third is 78 general questions such as symptoms and
       the incubation period of it. On the other hand, the study plainly showed
       the fact that nurses at workplaces are worrying about problems such it
       is hard to tackle the prevention campaign and education of AIDS because
       of poor understanding of the management, being in constant fear since
       they have no concrete preventive measures to HIV carriers, Some
       employees do not plan to change their high-risk behavior.
 DE    *Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/PREVENTION & CONTROL/THERAPY
       *Education, Nursing, Continuing  Human  Japan  MEETING ABSTRACT

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