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Document 0911
DOCN M9460911
TI Safe working practices and HIV infection: knowledge, attitudes,
perception of risk, and policy in hospital.
DT 9406
AU Davidson G; Gillies P; University Hospital and Medical School,
University of Nottingham.
SO Qual Health Care. 1993 Mar;2(1):21-6. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE
AHA/94163288
AB OBJECTIVES--To assess the knowledge, attitudes, and perceptions of risk
of occupational HIV transmission in hospital in relation to existing
guidelines. DESIGN--Cross sectional anonymous questionnaire survey of
all occupational groups. SETTING--One large inner city teaching
hospital. SUBJECTS--All 1530 staff working in the hospital in October
1991 and 22 managers. MAIN MEASURES--Knowledge of safe working practices
and hospital guidelines; attitudes towards patients with AIDS;
perception of risk of occupational transmission of HIV; availability of
guidelines. RESULTS--The response rate in the questionnaire survey was
63% (958/1530). Although staff across all occupational groups knew of
the potential risk of infection from needlestick injury (98%, 904/922),
significantly more non-clinical staff (ambulance, catering, and domestic
staff) than clinical staff (doctors, nurses, and paramedics) thought HIV
could be transmitted by giving blood (38%, 153/404 v 12%, 40/346; chi 2
= 66.1 p < 0.001); one in ten clinical staff believed this. Except for
midwives, half of staff in most occupational groups and 19% (17/91) of
doctors and 22% (28/125) of nurses thought gloves should be worn in all
contacts with people with AIDS. Most staff (62%, 593/958), including 38%
(36/94) of doctors and 52% (67/128) of nurses thought patients should be
routinely tested on admission, 17% of doctors and 19% of nurses thought
they should be isolated in hospital. One in three staff perceived
themselves at risk of HIV. Midwives, nurses, and theatre technicians
were most aware of guidelines for safe working compared with only half
of doctors, ambulance, and paramedical staff and no incinerator staff.
CONCLUSIONS--Policy guidelines for safe working practices for patients
with HIV infection and AIDS need to be disseminated across all
occupational groups to reduce negative staff attitudes, improve
knowledge of occupational transmission, establish an appropriate
perception of risk, and create a supportive and caring hospital
environment for people with HIV. IMPLICATIONS--Managers need to
disseminate policy guidelines and information to all staff on an ongoing
basis.
DE Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/PREVENTION & CONTROL/ *TRANSMISSION
*Attitude of Health Personnel *Disease Transmission,
Patient-to-Professional England Guidelines Hospitals,
Teaching/MANPOWER/STANDARDS Hospitals, Urban/MANPOWER/STANDARDS Human
Interviews *Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice Occupational
Exposure/PREVENTION & CONTROL/*STATISTICS & NUMER DATA Personnel,
Hospital/*PSYCHOLOGY/STATISTICS & NUMER DATA/STANDARDS Questionnaires
Risk Factors Universal Precautions JOURNAL ARTICLE
SOURCE: National Library of Medicine. NOTICE: This material may be
protected by Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.Code).