Inoue E, Sano M, Tadano J, Miyazaki S, Shimamoto Y, Ohta Y, Harada Y, Edakuni Y; International Conference on AIDS.

Int Conf AIDS. 1994 Aug 7-12; 10: 370 (abstract no. PD0088).

Saga Medical School, Japan.

OBJECTIVE: To date, there has been no reportable case of HIV infection in Saga Prefecture with the population of 860,000. This survey was conducted to asses knowledge, attitudes and educational needs of HIV infection in Saga. METHODS: A self administered, questionnaires were mailed to 67 hospitals, and questionnaires were collected at several health fair sites for the public in Saga prefecture. RESULTS: The knowledge of source and mode of HIV transmission was high in the public. Although the general knowledge of HIV infection was high, 88% of the public believed they would be treated differently when they contracted with HIV. 35% of physician responded that they could not care for the patient with HIV infection. 40% of physicians chose to treat HIV carrier separately from the general patient group in order to prevent transmission. CONCLUSIONS: Concerns about caring for HIV/AIDS patient were common. The acceptance of PWA was low in both health care workers and in the public. The public revealed dissatisfaction and uneasiness toward health care workers. The health care workers considered they lacked experience to treat PWAs, while they felt the obligation to treat them. The situation of 0 prevalence rate implicates that the asymptomatic carrier chose to go underground in the fear of discrimination.

Publication Types:

• Meeting Abstracts

Keywords:

• Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
• Attitude
• Attitude of Health Personnel
• Counseling
• Data Collection
• HIV Infections
• HIV Seropositivity
• Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
• Health Personnel
• Humans
• Knowledge
• Physicians
• Prevalence
• Questionnaires

Other ID:

• 94370430

UI: 102209260

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