Knowledge attitude among medical officers regarding HIV/AIDS working in different Public Health Institutions of Punjab
Journal Title: International Journal of Interdisciplinary and Multidisciplinary Studies (IJIMS) - Year 2014, Vol 1, Issue 7
Abstract
Medical officers play an important key role in the health care delivery system in the public sector. Hence their knowledge, attitude practices about HIV/AIDS is very crucial. This study was conducted during the period 2005-06 among 250 medical officers at Health & family welfare training Centre in Amritsar, Punjab, to assess the knowledge of the key personnel of the department of public health institutions of the Punjab State i.e. medical officers. 60.4% medical officers were posted in the institutions located in rural areas. Out of the total, 80.4% medical officers were in the age group 30-50 years. 60.0% of medical officers opined that HIV + positive person develop AIDS within 5- 10 years. 90.0 % medical officers cited that there should be no disclosure of HIV/ AIDS status to anyone. 68.8% had the view that the test for confirmation is a Weston Blot test. 87.2% of medical officers mentioned the use of gloves as a universal precaution. Observations of the study revealed that there is a definite deficiency, about the basic knowledge of HIV/AIDS among medical officers. Regular updates are recommended at the monthly meeting at each institution, especially for the medical officers working at pblic health Institutions.
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Mohan Lal
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