Document 0840
 DOCN  M9550840
 TI    Educational intervention in pharmacy students' attitudes to HIV/AIDS and
       drug misuse.
 DT    9505
 AU    Sheridan J; Bates IP; Webb DG; Barber ND; Centre for Pharmacy Practice,
       School of Pharmacy, University of; London, UK.
 SO    Med Educ. 1994 Nov;28(6):492-500. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE
       MED/95166064
 AB    By providing injecting equipment to drug misusers, community pharmacists
       in the UK may become involved in preventing the spread of HIV via the
       intravenous route. Over 60% of pharmacy graduates from the School of
       Pharmacy enter community pharmacy and, as part of their undergraduate
       course, attend a series of lectures and seminars on HIV/AIDS and drug
       misuse. The aim of this research was to: (1) investigate students'
       attitudes to these subjects; (2) assess the students' knowledge of
       HIV/AIDS; (3) evaluate any change in level of knowledge or of attitude
       after attending the course; and (4) investigate students' attitudes
       towards the teaching of these subjects. A questionnaire was administered
       to students before and after their undergraduate course. The level of
       knowledge increased significantly after attending the course. Students
       were asked their opinion on the teaching of HIV/AIDS and drug misuse at
       the School of Pharmacy. After the course, significantly more responded
       'good' or 'very good' with regard to teaching on social issues in drug
       misuse, rehabilitation and treatment of drug misusers, and health
       education on HIV/AIDS. There was no significant change in attitude,
       after the course. Attitude to HIV/AIDS and drug misuse was found to be
       unassociated with previous experience of working in pharmacies supplying
       injecting equipment and prescribed methadone. Both attitude and
       pre-course assessed knowledge were significantly associated with race
       and religion. These results indicate that attending the course had the
       effect of increasing knowledge of HIV/AIDS and increasing confidence in
       counselling clients. The perception of the teaching was also seen to be
       more positive.
 DE    Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/PSYCHOLOGY  *Attitude of Health
       Personnel  *Attitude to Health  *Education, Pharmacy  Health Education
       Human  HIV Infections/*PSYCHOLOGY  Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
       London  Students, Pharmacy/*PSYCHOLOGY  Substance Abuse/*PSYCHOLOGY
       JOURNAL ARTICLE

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