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Document 0608
DOCN M94A0608
TI Attitudes, beliefs and knowledge about HIV.
DT 9412
AU Carman J; Roth N; Ross M; Painter L; HIV/AIDS Services, Camperdown, NSW.
SO Annu Conf Australas Soc HIV Med. 1993 Oct 28-30;5:81 (poster no. 15).
Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE ASHM5/94349047
AB The Central Sydney Area Health Service (CSAHS) of Sydney comprises
several hospitals, community care centres and nursing homes. A
questionnaire was administered to one fifth of all of the employees of
the CSAHS, investigating their attitudes, beliefs and knowledge about
HIV/AIDS. 1,056 responses were obtained. The data were analysed by
factor analysis (principle components followed by varimax rotation). The
results indicated that staff tend not to be ambivalent towards people
with HIV/AIDS and either had negative or positive attitudes towards
them. The analysis of the belief items produced three interpretable
dimensions. The factors extracted correlated to (1) unhappiness with
having HIV-positive people in the workplace, (2) doubts about the
accuracy of the official information given, particularly about the ease
of transmission of HIV and (3) beliefs about the value of following
infection control procedures. Further analyses indicated a correlation
between beliefs (1) and (2) and attitudes and knowledge. The results
also indicated that beliefs about the value of following infection
control procedures were independent of attitudes and knowledge.
DE Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/PREVENTION & CONTROL/
*PSYCHOLOGY/TRANSMISSION *Attitude of Health Personnel Human HIV
Infections/PREVENTION & CONTROL/*PSYCHOLOGY/TRANSMISSION *Knowledge,
Attitudes, Practice Universal Precautions Workplace MEETING ABSTRACT
SOURCE: National Library of Medicine. NOTICE: This material may be
protected by Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.Code).