Document 2176
 DOCN  M94A2176
 TI    Changes in knowledge and attitudes about AIDS among nurses in Mie
       Prefecture, Japan.
 DT    9412
 AU    Kawahara N; Hashizume E; Murashima S; Tanaka H; Nagami K; Mizutani S;
       Morishita T; Tomita Y; Minami N; Deguchi K; Mie Nursing College, Japan.
 SO    Int Conf AIDS. 1994 Aug 7-12;10(1):364 (abstract no. PD0062). Unique
       Identifier : AIDSLINE ICA10/94370399
 AB    OBJECTIVE: This survey was examined for the purpose of knowing about
       changes of knowledge and attitudes about AIDS among nurses, and
       determining the effects of education. METHODS: A questionnaire survey
       was conducted in 1990 and 1993 among a random samples of nurses who were
       working at general hospitals in Mie Prefecture. RESULTS: The
       questionnaire survey conducted in 1990 and 1993 showed that the majority
       of nurses acquired their knowledge predominantly from television,
       newspaper and weekly popular magazines, and almost half of nurses was
       worried that they might be infected with AIDS. A large number of nurses
       worried that AIDS would spread in Japan. In 1990, almost half the nurses
       believed that transmission could occur by mosquitoes and a small
       quantity of saliva. But the survey conducted in 1993 showed that the
       number of nurses who had accurate knowledge had increased and the number
       of nurses who would like to discriminate against AIDS patients and HIV
       infected persons had decreased. DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSIONS: Our data
       suggested that the effects of education and AIDS campaign had made
       themselves felt in Mie Prefecture.
 DE    Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/*PSYCHOLOGY/TRANSMISSION  *Attitude
       of Health Personnel  *Educational Status  Human  Japan
       Nurses/*PSYCHOLOGY  MEETING ABSTRACT

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