HIV/AIDS Knowledge and Attitudes in Chinese Medical Professionals and Students before and after an Informational Lecture on HIV/AIDS

Buskin, Susan E.; Lin, Li; Yin, Houyuan; Yu, Tianji; McGough, James P.

doi:10.1097/00124784-200211000-00006

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“…These negative attitudes are similar to those of Chinese medical professionals and students, who were unwilling to sit or work with an HIV-infected person (Buskin, Li, Yin, Yu & McGough, 2002). Negative attitudes towards HIV-infected colleagues were also noted in previous studies in Nigeria, in which 43.6% of the HCWs studied were uncomfortable being assisted by an infected colleague, and 51.1% were uncomfortable sharing a bathroom with an infected colleague (Aisien & Shobowale, 2005).…”

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 79%

Attitude of health care workers to patients and colleagues infected with human immunodeficiency virus

Sadoh

Fawole

et al. 2009

SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS

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Discrimination against persons living with HIV/AIDS in hospital settings has been documented. This study examined the attitude of health care workers (HCWs) to nurses, doctors and patients infected with HIV. A total of 345 respondents selected by multistage sampling techniques were surveyed, using a semi-structured questionnaire, which explored respondents' attitude to HIV-infected patients and colleagues with HIV/AIDS. HCWs were unwilling to accept that medical procedures be carried out on them by HIVinfected doctors and nurses, with almost 80% refusing surgery or assistance at surgery on them by an HIV-infected doctor or nurse. They were also significantly more unwilling to accept that medical procedures be carried out on them by an infected colleague, compared with their carrying out the same procedure on an HIV-infected patient. Thus, HCWs seemed to believe that the risk of contracting HIV was higher if an infected HCW were to perform medical procedures on them, and fear of contracting HIV seemed to be the driving force for their negative attitudes. Education on occupational risks of HIV, provision of a safe working environment with enforcement of universal precautions, as well as provision of post-exposure prophylaxis are suggested as ways to enable HCWs to change their attitudes.

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Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 79%

Attitude of health care workers to patients and colleagues infected with human immunodeficiency virus

Sadoh

Fawole

et al. 2009

SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS

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“…men, and sex workers (Buskin, Li, Yin, Yu, & McGough, 2002;Feng, 2002;Li, Cole, Zhang, & Chen, 1993;Li, Wu, Zhao, Lin, Detels, & Wu, in press;Wu, Qi, Zeng, & Detels, 1999). Consequently, the control of the HIV/AIDS epidemic in China has been significantly hindered.…”

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“…Previous studies have demonstrated that an HIV/AIDS stigma reduction intervention for service providers could increase knowledge and awareness of the disease and change attitudes by reducing fear of HIV transmission through everyday contact and increasing level of comfort, confidence, motivation, and willingness to provide care to PLWHA (Buskin et al, 2002;Lalonde et al, 2002;Rutstein et al, 1998;Sowell, Seals, Wilson, & Robinson, 1998). These studies also highlighted the high importance of training service providers in working with HIV/ AIDS and of incorporating HIV/AIDS intervention activities into their routine activities (Buskin et al, 2002;Wu et al, 2002).…”

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Diffusion of Positive AIDS Care Messages Among Service Providers in China

Li¹,

Cao²,

Wu³

et al. 2007

AIDS Education and Prevention

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There is great potential in adapting the popular opinion leader (POL) intervention model to address HIV-related stigma and quality of care among service providers in China. Using a representative sample of 1,101 service providers in China, this study provides preliminary descriptions of POL provider characteristics. Multiple regression analyses revealed that diffusion of positive AIDS care messages among service providers in China was associated with factors such as gender, ethnicity, medical education, level of care, personal contact with people living with HIV/AIDS, and HIVrelated training. Those who were more knowledgeable about HIV and those with a lower level of discriminatory attitude at work were more likely to diffuse the positive messages to co-workers and friends. Reported characteristics of a potential provider opinion leader in China will inform the design and implementation of future intervention programs.China's first AIDS case was identified in 1995. Since then the number of reported annual HIV infections in China has increased steadily, reaching an estimated 650,000 infections by the end of

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“…In China, Buskin et al 2002 reported that prior to health education lecture, 10% of participants believed that HCW could be selective in adherence to safety precautions but this attitude improved to 4% after lectures.…”

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Effect of Health Education Program About Blood Borne Pathogens (Bbps) Transmission on Primary Health Care Workers in Ismailia City (An Intervention Study)

El-Leithy

Eltokhy

Sheta

2013

Egypt. J. Occup. Med.

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Abstract:Introduction: Among 35 million Health Care Workers worldwide, about 3 million primary health care workers (PHCWs) experience percutaneous exposures to blood borne pathogens (BBPs) each year, these percutaneous injuries may result in 15000 HCV and 70000 HBV and 1000 HIV infections, which lead to about 1100 deaths and significant disabilities. More than 90% of these infections occur in developing countries. Aim of Work: The present study was conducted for prevention of BBPs transmission to HCWs through: determining their base line knowledge, attitude, and practice regarding Blood Borne Infectious Diseases (BBIPs) transmission, prevention and control, preparing and adopting a health education program for primary health care workers safety against BBIPs and evaluation for recommended generalization. Materials and Methods: A concise situational analysis was done first, then, an intervention health education program was conducted in all primary health care centers present in Ismailia city (4 centers) aiming to improve knowledge, attitude and practice (KAP) of 170 PHCWs (physicians, nurses and technicians who accepted to participate in this research) about BBPs, related universal precautions (UP) and preventive measures. Evaluation of this intervention was done by assessment of the change in PHCWs KAP regarding BBIDs UP and preventive measures. Results: This study showed that (45.9%) of PHCWs had complete courses of HBV vaccination, also 39.4% of PHCWs received at least one

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HIV/AIDS Knowledge and Attitudes in Chinese Medical Professionals and Students before and after an Informational Lecture on HIV/AIDS

Cited by 36 publications

References 6 publications

Attitude of health care workers to patients and colleagues infected with human immunodeficiency virus

Attitude of health care workers to patients and colleagues infected with human immunodeficiency virus

Diffusion of Positive AIDS Care Messages Among Service Providers in China

Effect of Health Education Program About Blood Borne Pathogens (Bbps) Transmission on Primary Health Care Workers in Ismailia City (An Intervention Study)

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