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HIV/AIDS knowledge among Iranian Health Care Workers

BACKGROUND: HIV/AIDS remains a major public health concern globally and Health Care Workers (HCWs) are in the frontline of preventing and providing care in the health care system. The aim of this study was to evaluate HIV/AIDS knowledge among Iranian HCWs. METHODOLOGY: This cross-sectional study was...

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Autores principales: MIRZAEI-ALAVIJEH, MEHDI, JALILIAN, FARZAD, MOTLAGH, MOHAMMAD ESMAIEL, SAADATFAR, ABDOLLAH, FATTAHI, MOHHAMAD
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7595077/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33150227
http://dx.doi.org/10.15167/2421-4248/jpmh2020.61.3.1474
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author MIRZAEI-ALAVIJEH, MEHDI
JALILIAN, FARZAD
MOTLAGH, MOHAMMAD ESMAIEL
SAADATFAR, ABDOLLAH
FATTAHI, MOHHAMAD
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JALILIAN, FARZAD
MOTLAGH, MOHAMMAD ESMAIEL
SAADATFAR, ABDOLLAH
FATTAHI, MOHHAMAD
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description BACKGROUND: HIV/AIDS remains a major public health concern globally and Health Care Workers (HCWs) are in the frontline of preventing and providing care in the health care system. The aim of this study was to evaluate HIV/AIDS knowledge among Iranian HCWs. METHODOLOGY: This cross-sectional study was conducted among 200 HCWs who were randomly selected from health care centers in Kermanshah city, west of Iran, 2018. HCWs filled out a self-administered questionnaire including the socio-demographic characteristics and HIV/AIDS knowledge items. Data were analyzed by SPSS version 16 using bivariate correlations, t-test, and ANOVA statistical tests. RESULTS: The mean score of HIV/AIDS knowledge was 29.73 [95% CI: 28.79, 30.67], ranged from 0 to 40 (74.3% of total percent). There was no significant association and correlation between HIV/AIDS knowledge and sex, education level, marital status, age and job history. Up to 50% had inadequate knowledge about HIV/AIDS status and transmission in Iran. CONCLUSIONS: HCWs HIV/AIDS knowledge was average and it seems need to be educating regarding HIV/AIDS status and transmission in Iran.
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spelling pubmed-75950772020-11-03 HIV/AIDS knowledge among Iranian Health Care Workers MIRZAEI-ALAVIJEH, MEHDI JALILIAN, FARZAD MOTLAGH, MOHAMMAD ESMAIEL SAADATFAR, ABDOLLAH FATTAHI, MOHHAMAD J Prev Med Hyg Original Article BACKGROUND: HIV/AIDS remains a major public health concern globally and Health Care Workers (HCWs) are in the frontline of preventing and providing care in the health care system. The aim of this study was to evaluate HIV/AIDS knowledge among Iranian HCWs. METHODOLOGY: This cross-sectional study was conducted among 200 HCWs who were randomly selected from health care centers in Kermanshah city, west of Iran, 2018. HCWs filled out a self-administered questionnaire including the socio-demographic characteristics and HIV/AIDS knowledge items. Data were analyzed by SPSS version 16 using bivariate correlations, t-test, and ANOVA statistical tests. RESULTS: The mean score of HIV/AIDS knowledge was 29.73 [95% CI: 28.79, 30.67], ranged from 0 to 40 (74.3% of total percent). There was no significant association and correlation between HIV/AIDS knowledge and sex, education level, marital status, age and job history. Up to 50% had inadequate knowledge about HIV/AIDS status and transmission in Iran. CONCLUSIONS: HCWs HIV/AIDS knowledge was average and it seems need to be educating regarding HIV/AIDS status and transmission in Iran. Pacini Editore Srl 2020-10-06 /pmc/articles/PMC7595077/ /pubmed/33150227 http://dx.doi.org/10.15167/2421-4248/jpmh2020.61.3.1474 Text en ©2020 Pacini Editore SRL, Pisa, Italy https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/deed.en This is an open access article distributed in accordance with the CC-BY-NC-ND (Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International) license. The article can be used by giving appropriate credit and mentioning the license, but only for non-commercial purposes and only in the original version. For further information: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/deed.en
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MIRZAEI-ALAVIJEH, MEHDI
JALILIAN, FARZAD
MOTLAGH, MOHAMMAD ESMAIEL
SAADATFAR, ABDOLLAH
FATTAHI, MOHHAMAD
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7595077/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33150227
http://dx.doi.org/10.15167/2421-4248/jpmh2020.61.3.1474
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