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Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Midwives about HIV/AIDS Prevention in Selected Hospital in Isfahan City, 2006
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Simbar M *   , Shayanmanesh M , Naheedi F , Akbarzadeh |
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| Background: HIV /AIDS infection is one of the most important causes of illness and death worldwide. Since, blood and body secretion are sources of HIV/AIDS transmission, health personnel, especially midwives are considered as high risk target groups. Knowledge and attitude of midwifery personnel about HIV/AID prevention can affect on their health behavior. This study aimed to assess knowledge, attitude and practice of midwives about HIV/AIDS prevention in the selected hospitals of Isfahan in 2006. Materials and Methods: in this descriptive analytical study, using a consensus, all of 58 midwives of selected hospitals of Isfahan including: Dr. Shareeati, Amiralmomenin, Askarieh, Eisabne-maryamand beheshti participated in the study. Our data consisted of a checklist of the practice observation and a questionnaire including 3 parts of demographic, knowledge, and attitude questions. Data were analyzed using SPSS 10 an applying ANOVA, t-test, Fisher’s Exact test, Pearson and Spearmen's Correlation tests. Results: 58 midwives aged 35.4±7.8 took part in the study. Majority had a good knowledge (96.6%), positive attitude, (93.1%), but moderate practice (70.8%) about HIV/AIDS prevention. Only 29.3% had a good practice. There was a significant difference between permanent and temporary employed midwives (P<0.05) and also a weak but significant correlation between practice score and the years of their clinical work (Pearson correlation, r= -0.3, P<0.05). Conclusion: This study demonstrated a moderate practice of midwives in spite of their high knowledge and positive attitude about HIV/AIDS. It seems that further studies are needed to find effective factors on their behavior and further interventional projects to improve their health. |
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| Keywords: HIV/AIDS, Prevention, Attitude, Knowledge |
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Type of Study: Original |
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Medicine
Received: 2017 | Accepted: 2017 | Published: 2017
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