Health Workers and AIDS: Knowledge, Attitudes and Experiences as Determinants of Anxiety
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Health Workers and AIDS : Knowledge, Attitudes and Experiences as Determinants of Anxiety. / Krasnik, Allan; Fouchard, Jan R.; Bayer, Thomas; Keiding, Niels.
I: Scandinavian Journal of Public Health, Bind 18, Nr. 2, 01.06.1990, s. 103-113.Publikation: Bidrag til tidsskrift › Tidsskriftartikel › Forskning › fagfællebedømt
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T1 - Health Workers and AIDS
T2 - Knowledge, Attitudes and Experiences as Determinants of Anxiety
AU - Krasnik, Allan
AU - Fouchard, Jan R.
AU - Bayer, Thomas
AU - Keiding, Niels
PY - 1990/6/1
Y1 - 1990/6/1
N2 - The objective of the study was to measure the level of HIV/AIDS related anxiety among health care workers and identify its determinants. Data were obtained by means of a mailed, anonymous, self-administered questionnaire distributed to 2561 Danish medical doctors, nurses and nursing aides drawn randomly from the lists of members of the respective national associations. The data were analysed on the basis of a pre-study model including 12 variables hypothesizing a hierarchy of causal dependencies with anxiety at the top. 44% of the participants expressed HIV/AIDS related anxiety — hospital workers more than primary care workers, the older less than the younger. Anxiety was significantly associated with negative/restrictive attitudes towards HIV positives and gay men and with low levels of knowledge about HIV transmission and less education about HIV/AIDS. Negative/restrictive attitudes towards HIV positives were associated both with less knowledge regarding HIV transmission and fewer contacts with HIV positives. Similar associations were found regarding gay men. It is suggested that new kinds of training programmes be established which focus much more on attitudes and norms concerning HIV/AIDS — especially among health care workers with only occasional contact with HIV patients.
AB - The objective of the study was to measure the level of HIV/AIDS related anxiety among health care workers and identify its determinants. Data were obtained by means of a mailed, anonymous, self-administered questionnaire distributed to 2561 Danish medical doctors, nurses and nursing aides drawn randomly from the lists of members of the respective national associations. The data were analysed on the basis of a pre-study model including 12 variables hypothesizing a hierarchy of causal dependencies with anxiety at the top. 44% of the participants expressed HIV/AIDS related anxiety — hospital workers more than primary care workers, the older less than the younger. Anxiety was significantly associated with negative/restrictive attitudes towards HIV positives and gay men and with low levels of knowledge about HIV transmission and less education about HIV/AIDS. Negative/restrictive attitudes towards HIV positives were associated both with less knowledge regarding HIV transmission and fewer contacts with HIV positives. Similar associations were found regarding gay men. It is suggested that new kinds of training programmes be established which focus much more on attitudes and norms concerning HIV/AIDS — especially among health care workers with only occasional contact with HIV patients.
KW - acquired immune deficiency syndrome
KW - anxiety
KW - attitude
KW - epidemiology
KW - health care system
KW - health practitioner
KW - homosexuality
KW - human immunodeficiency virus
KW - information
KW - knowledge
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84964185126&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1177/140349489001800204
DO - 10.1177/140349489001800204
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 2367820
AN - SCOPUS:84964185126
VL - 18
SP - 103
EP - 113
JO - Scandinavian Journal of Public Health, Supplement
JF - Scandinavian Journal of Public Health, Supplement
SN - 1403-4956
IS - 2
ER -
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