Rozina Shahadat Khan, Tehreem Tariq, Fatawal Tahir, Altaf Ahmad.
Knowledge, Attitude and Practices of Non Medical Staff regarding HIV/AIDS in a Teaching Hospital.
Pak J Med Health Sci Jan ;15(1):170-3.

Background: Hospital staff is most vulnerable to infection like HIV/AIDS. Knowledge, Attitude and practices (KAP) are one of the corner stone`s in combating this disease. Thus evaluating their KAP will help us to develop appropriate preventive strategy for them. Study Design: Cross sectional comparative. Place and duration of study: Teaching Hospital Dera Ghazi khan from August 2019 to March 2020. Methods: A total of 163 respondents participated in this study. The data was collected by pre-tested questionnaire, tabulated and analyzed using SPSS version 22. Chi-square test of significance applied to comparison groups with a P value of <=0.05. Results: Out of total 127 respondents who heard about HIV/AIDS only 32(25.19%) had High (>=75%) and 66(51.96%) had Moderate (51%-74%) level of Knowledge about this disease. According to 124/127(97.64%) the disease is transmissible and is caused by virus 66(51.96%), can be transmitted by sexual contact 114 (89.76%). From mother to child during delivery 96 (75.59%) through blood transfusions 111(87.40%). only 23(18.11%) stated that disease is not transmitted by contaminated water and utensils. Only 12(09.45%) had positive attitude towards HIV/AIDS patients in spite of good practices for self and any family members. Level of KAP of 127 respondents who heard about HIV/AIDS only 30(23.62%) had High (>=75%) and 68(53.54%) had Moderate (51%-74%) levels. Significant association found between age groups, marital status and level of KAP. Conclusion: This study provided basic information HIV /AIDS knowledge attitude and Practices of non-medical staff`s showing various misconceptions and inadequate information regarding the disease. The results are suggestive that there is ultimate need for developing awareness programs and proper training for high risk non-medical staff working in hospital. To have successful HIV control programs, negative attitude of people towards HIV patients should be minimized by existing and proposed health education systems.

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