Document 2169
 DOCN  M94A2169
 TI    Studies on knowledge, attitudes, and behavior to HIV/AIDS in Yokohama,
       Part 3. Health care and medical care workers.
 DT    9412
 AU    Kimura H; Tanaka Y; Ichikawa S; Toba M; Kashima Y; Yamada T; Ito A; Doi
       R; Soda K; Dept. Public Health, Yokohama City Univ. School of Medicine,;
       Japan.
 SO    Int Conf AIDS. 1994 Aug 7-12;10(1):365 (abstract no. PD0065). Unique
       Identifier : AIDSLINE ICA10/94370406
 AB    OBJECTIVE: To elucidate the present difficulties with which staffs in
       public health centers and hospitals in Yokohama City are faced
       concerning HIV/AIDS along with their own knowledge, attitudes and
       behavior. METHODS: A survey was conducted in November 1993 by sending
       anonymous self administered questionnaires to 4,185 staffs working in 16
       municipal Health Centers (HC) and 4 public hospitals in Yokohama City,
       in which 2 university hospitals were included. Analysis was carried out
       according to the following four occupational groups; medical doctors and
       dentists; public health nurses, midwives, and nurses; other co-medical
       staffs; clerks. RESULTS: The total response rate was 63%, but that of
       doctors in hospitals was lowest (30%) among those of occupational
       groups. To fundamental inquiries on epidemiological characteristics of
       HIV/AIDS, each group in HC replied more correctly than the corresponding
       group in hospitals. However, no difference in attitudes to HIV-infected
       was observed between them. Nearly half of public health nurses in HC had
       experience of community education, and about 30% of them considered that
       more adequate way than current activity should be pursuit to deliver
       health promotion and HIV prevention. More hospital staffs (67%) than HC
       workers (56%) predicted progressive epidemic of HIV/AIDS in near future,
       but about half of them pointed out insufficience of training and
       shortage of infrastructure for treatment of HIV-infected. Almost all
       health care workers recognized the importance of keeping confidentiality
       of privacy, however only 39% of hospital staffs and 28% of HC workers
       had an opportunistic view regarding living with AIDS in our society.
       Further analysis to characterized occupational groups will be presented.
       CONCLUSION: Divergency in recognition among health care workers was
       clarified concerning present and future situations of HIV/AIDS. Several
       issues pointed out in this study should be exploited in strategy of
       preventing the epidemic.
 DE    Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/PREVENTION & CONTROL  Data Collection
       *Health Personnel  Human  HIV Infections/*PREVENTION &
       CONTROL/PSYCHOLOGY  Japan  *Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice  MEETING
       ABSTRACT

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