A three city comparison of the public's knowledge and attitudes about AIDS

Temoshok, Lydia; Sweet, David M.; Zich, Jane

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“…Correlations between total knowledge scores and the measures of concern were non-significant: rho for "personal concern" being -0.05 and for "social concern," 0.01; in each case, N = 522 P > 0.05 . These results did not replicate those reported in the earlier studies (Temoshok et al, 1987;Ross et a f . , 1988), and indicate that the relationship between concern and knowledge about AIDS suggested earlier may not be very reliable.…”

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“…Following Temoshok, Sweet and Zich (1987) they distinguished between concern about AIDS as a social issue and concern about AIDS personally. This distinction was justified on the grounds that social concern had been shown to be positively correlated with knowledge of AIDS whereas level of personal concern had not (Temoshok et al, 1987;Ross eral., 1988). It was in relation to each of these aspects of community concern that changes were examined.…”

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Shock tactics to counter AIDS: The australian experience

Rigby

Brown

Anagnostou

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Psychology & Health

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Section: Correlates Of Levels Of Knowledge and Concerncontrasting

confidence: 76%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 98%

Shock tactics to counter AIDS: The australian experience

Rigby

Brown

Anagnostou

et al. 1989

Psychology & Health

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“…Negative attitudes toward people with AIDS (PWAs) have been associated with a lack of knowledge about HIV/AIDS among the general public. 5 Studies report an association between strong workplace HIV/AIDS education efforts6,7 and positive attitudes about HIV/AIDS in the workplace. Workplace programs increased knowledge about HIV/AIDS transmission among public high school teachers and supervisors8 and among employees in businesses.9 University employees' attendance at an HIV/ AIDS education program was associated with positive attitudes about HIV/AIDS.…”

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Knowledge and attitudes about AIDS among corporate and public service employees.

Barr¹,

Waring²,

Warshaw³

1992

Am J Public Health

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BACKGROUND. We examined the relationship between workplace AIDS education efforts and workers' knowledge about HIV transmission and their attitudes toward coworkers with AIDS. METHODS. Questionnaires were mailed to corporate and public service workers at 12 work sites to ascertain the extent of their knowledge about AIDS and their attitudes toward coworkers with AIDS. Each work site had offered an AIDS education program. The average response rate was 40%; 3460 workers returned questionnaires. RESULTS. Respondents' knowledge was largely consistent with available scientific evidence. However, a substantial minority still believe HIV infection can be transmitted through casual contact. Over 30% endorse the screening of new employees for AIDS, and 23% would fear contagion from an infected coworker. Thirty percent of the respondents expressed skepticism about the veracity of information from government sources and the scientific community. Work site comparisons show that where educational programs are minimal, employees know less about HIV transmission and hold more negative attitudes. CONCLUSION. Comprehensive workplace AIDS education programs can reinforce workers' knowledge about HIV transmission, thereby fostering more favorable views toward coworkers with AIDS.

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“…Bien que ces corrélations puissent signifier qu'un niveau élevé de connaissances soit associé à des attitudes favorables à l'égard des personnes atteintes, il est fort probable que cette interprétation ne soit pas justifiée puisque l'amélioration des connaissances avec le temps n'est pas jumelée à une amélioration d'attitudes. Cette observation confirme les résultats obtenus par Lester et Beard (1988) et par Temoschok et al (1987).…”

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Attitudes du personnel soignant à l’egard des personnes atteintes du SIDA : impact d’un programme de sensibilisation

Paquin¹,

Lapierre²,

Jourdan-Ionescu³

2007

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Le but de cette recherche était d'évaluer l'impact d'un programme de sensibilisation à l'intervention auprès de patients atteints du SIDA chez un personnel soignant expérimenté et un personnel soignant en formation. Ce programme de sensibilisation a pour objectif de permettre aux soignants de se préparer psychiquement à oeuvrer auprès des personnes atteintes. Six groupes d'environ dix personnes visionnent un vidéo présentant une infirmière parlant de ses inquiétudes envers le SIDA. Les personnes sont encouragées à exprimer leurs propres émotions relativement à cette maladie et aux personnes atteintes. Les autres participants constituent le groupe contrôle et n'assistent pas à la rencontre. Tous les sujets (N= 124) ont répondu à des questionnaires d'attitudes et de connaissances sur le SIDA avant et après les rencontres. Les résultats indiquent une amélioration des attitudes face à l'homosexualité ainsi qu'une augmentation des connaissances sur le SIDA. Toutefois, ces observations ne semblent pas associées à une attitude plus favorable à l'égard des personnes atteintes. L'analyse des discussions montre qu'il existe un conflit entre le désir d'aider les patients et le sentiment de honte face à la difficulté d'être empathique à leur égard. Les auteures recommandent que les programmes de formation du personnel soignant visent à réduire ce conflit.The goal of this study was to evaluate the impact of an awareness program aimed at experienced personnel and personnel in training who provide healthcare services to patients with AIDS. The purpose of the program was to prepare healthcare staff psychically in working with patients. Six groups of approximately ten people each watched a video showing a nurse stating her concerns about AIDS. After the video, people were encouraged to express their own emotions regarding the disease and people suffering from it. Other participants making up a control group did not attend the discussion. All subjects (N= 124) completed questionnaires on their attitudes and knowledge about AIDS before and after the discussion. Results show an improvement of attitudes with respect to homosexuality, as well as a better understanding of AIDS. However, these observations do not seem to correspond with a more favourable attitude towards AIDS patients. An analysis of these discussions reveals that there is a conflict between the will to help patients and the feeling of shame when faced with the difficulty of showing empathy. As a result, the authors recommend that training programs aimed at healthcare personnel be geared to alleviate this conflict

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A three city comparison of the public's knowledge and attitudes about AIDS

Cited by 63 publications

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Shock tactics to counter AIDS: The australian experience

Shock tactics to counter AIDS: The australian experience

Knowledge and attitudes about AIDS among corporate and public service employees.

Attitudes du personnel soignant à l’egard des personnes atteintes du SIDA : impact d’un programme de sensibilisation

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