Knowledge and Attitudes of Nurses Working in Sexual Health Clinics in the United Kingdom Toward Post-Sexual Exposure Prophylaxis for HIV Infection

Public Health Nursing

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 66-72

  Hayter, Mark ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

HIV; Nurses' attitudes; Post exposure prophylaxis; Sexual health

Indexed keywords

HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT COUNSELING; POLICY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL EDUCATION; UNITED KINGDOM;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ETHICS, NURSING; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH SERVICES; RISK-TAKING; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 1042263372     PISSN: 07371209     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1446.2004.21109.x     Document Type: Review

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