Poor assessment of HIV epidemiology and occupational HIV transmission risk by medical students

Klewer, Jörg; Seelbach, H.; Kügler, Joachim

doi:10.1053/jhin.2000.0913

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“…Furthermore, this study questionnaire piloted in earlier studies has been used successfully multiple times. Accordingly, the comparability to previous research was possible (22)(23)(24)(25).…”

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 53%

“…The questionnaire has been applied in several studies mainly among medical students (22)(23)(24)(25). The following sections were included in the questionnaire and further analyzed: sociodemographic data; assessment of HIV transmission risks in different clinical and non-clinical situations which was categorized using a 10-point analogue scale with endpoints 1 (very unlikely) to 10 (very likely); and sexual behaviour of the students.…”

Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Awareness of HIV Transmission Risks and Determinants of Sexual Behaviour: Descriptive and Multivariate Analyses among German Nursing Students

Jacob¹,

Lindeman

Klewer

et al. 2016

Cent Eur J Public Health

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SUMMARYBackground and Aim: Nursing students play a crucial role in sexual health education. Evidence suggests, however, that nursing students had several gaps in their knowledge of HIV transmission. This study investigates how nursing students in Germany assess the potential risks of spreading HIV in defined situations and which factors influence the self-expressed sexual behaviour patterns of these students.Methods: A standardized anonymous questionnaire was administered to a sample (N = 617) of nursing students in 2008 and 2013. The survey was conducted during lessons, resulting in a response rate of 100%.Results: For 17.4% of the students, assistance with personal hygiene was associated with higher HIV transmission risk. Also, changing dirty linen (17.6%) and physical examination (14.1%) were also noted similarly risky. The average age of first sexual intercourse was 15.5 years and the number of lifetime sexual partners was 4.3. The higher the average number of lifetime sexual partners, the higher the likelihood to use condoms only sometimes or never (OR 1.11). Forty students reported an unintended pregnancy. The likelihood to be unintentionally pregnant was six times higher among students aged 25 years or older (OR 6.16).Conclusions: The results clearly show that students overestimated HIV transmission risks in most of the situations encountered during health services provided by nurses, but overall sexual health behaviour indicated rather less risky behaviour. Nonetheless, the relatively high rate of unintended pregnancies is quite concerning. The findings underline the need for stronger integration of HIV and sexual education in the curricula of nursing schools in Germany.

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Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 53%

Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Awareness of HIV Transmission Risks and Determinants of Sexual Behaviour: Descriptive and Multivariate Analyses among German Nursing Students

Jacob¹,

Lindeman

Klewer

et al. 2016

Cent Eur J Public Health

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“…Changes over a period of time or subsequent to some form of intervention can also be easily quantified. This is identical to the methods adopted by other researchers involved in similar studies [13][14][15][16].…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 87%

“…The response rate of 77% among the 2nd year and 70% observed among the 5th year students is in line with many identical studies among identical respondents. Such response rates have been shown to be useful in making certain conclusions in identical studies [10][11][12][13].…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Assessment of the Knowledge and Beliefs of Finnish Medical Students regarding HIV Infection and Participation in AIDS Vaccine Trials

Onigbogi

Kauhanen

Miettola

2004

Int Q Community Health Educ

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This study sought to determine the level of general knowledge about HIV infection among Finnish medical students and their willingness to participate in AIDS vaccine trials. One hundred and sixty-two volunteer medical students at the University of Kuopio in the 2nd and 5th years of training filled self-administered questionnaires. The overall response rate among the 2nd year students was 77%, and among the 5th year students 70%. Knowledge was scored on a percentage scale. The mean score on general knowledge about HIV among 2nd year students was 75.6 (SD=0.23) while in the 5th year it was 87.8 (SD 0.18). Fifty-four students (77%) from the 5th year and 66 (72%) from the 2nd year indicated their willingness to participate (WTP) in AIDS vaccine trials (p=0.09). Medical curricula should be constantly revised to keep medical students up-to-date about recent advances in HIV/AIDS research.

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“…Ganguly et al (1999) showed 43% of medical students in three Florida medical schools were noncompliant in practicing universal precautions. And, even though the potential risk of acquiring infection during routine clinical care is on the increase globally, medical students in Germany, for example, overestimated the risk of occupational HIV infection in several clinical settings, such as changing dirty linen or wound dressings (Klewer et al 2001).…”

Section: Practice Pointsmentioning

confidence: 99%

The ethical and pedagogical effects of modeling “not-so-universal” precautions

Aultman

2010

Medical Teacher

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Aim: We sought to understand current medical students' levels of training and knowledge, and their attitudes regarding universal precautions practices and underlying professional and ethical issues. Method: A total of 54 US medical students at two schools were interviewed to determine the level of understanding and training students receive about universal precautions, their feelings about the effectiveness (or ineffectiveness) of universal precautions, the frequency and kinds of universal precautions used by healthcare professionals as observed by medical students, and students' perspectives about the lack of or inconsistent use of universal precautions. Results: Pre-clinical students focused on safe-sex practices among students and professionals, as well as simple, important acts to protect oneself against infection and disease, such as hand-washing. Clinical students, on the other hand, had more exposure to observing and practicing universal precautions, thus presented us with more, in-depth responses pertaining to inconsistent and ineffective use of universal precautions among peers and role models. Several themes were noted from students' responses.

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Poor assessment of HIV epidemiology and occupational HIV transmission risk by medical students

Cited by 6 publications

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Awareness of HIV Transmission Risks and Determinants of Sexual Behaviour: Descriptive and Multivariate Analyses among German Nursing Students

Awareness of HIV Transmission Risks and Determinants of Sexual Behaviour: Descriptive and Multivariate Analyses among German Nursing Students

Assessment of the Knowledge and Beliefs of Finnish Medical Students regarding HIV Infection and Participation in AIDS Vaccine Trials

The ethical and pedagogical effects of modeling “not-so-universal” precautions

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