Document 0132
 DOCN  M9590132
 TI    [AIDS/HIV related knowledge, attitude and behavior of acupuncture
       therapists in Aichi Prefecture]
 DT    9509
 AU    Hirose K; Tajima K; Fujihira N; Hasegawa S; Fujioka M; Division of
       Epidemiology, Aichi Cancer Center Research Institute.
 SO    Nippon Koshu Eisei Zasshi. 1995 Apr;42(4):269-79. Unique Identifier :
       AIDSLINE MED/95299180
 AB    To promote AIDS prevention measures in Japan, the actual state of
       knowledge, attitudes and behaviors (KAB) of workers at risk for HIV
       infection requires clarification. In the present study, acupuncture
       therapists in Aichi Prefecture were evaluated for level of their KAB. By
       using a self-administered questionnaire, the KAB condition of 500
       acupuncture therapists was surveyed from September-November in 1993.
       Responses from 494 (98.8%) were available for analysis. Results showed
       that knowledge level on general issues regarding HIV epidemics was good.
       The main sources for information on AIDS/HIV were TV, general lectures,
       public reports and magazines. More than 80% of acupuncture therapists
       sterilize their needles by autoclave or boiling and 60% of them use
       disposable needles. Furthermore, 97% of the therapists reported
       utilizing one or the other of these methods. More than a half of them
       have participated in AIDS education programs. While about 30% of them
       responded that they are able to accept HIV carriers as clients, 20% of
       them expressed negative responses. There appears to be a discrepancy
       between their level of knowledge of HIV transmission routes and their
       practical attitude towards clients with AIDS and/or HIV carriers. A more
       appropriate education program based on behavioral science is desirable
       to lessen discrepancy distance between general knowledge and preferable
       behavior regarding AIDS/HIV.
 DE    *Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/PREVENTION & CONTROL  *Acupuncture
       Adult  English Abstract  Female  Health Education  Human  *HIV
       Infections/PREVENTION & CONTROL  Japan  *Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
       Male  Middle Age  Questionnaires  Support, Non-U.S. Gov't  JOURNAL
       ARTICLE

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