HIV-related knowledge, attitudes & risk perception amongst nurses, doctors & other healthcare workers in rural India

Indian Journal of Medical Research

Volumn 122, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 258-264

  Kermode, Michelle ^a   Holmes, Wendy ^b   Langkham, Biangtung ^c   Thomas, Mathew Santhosh ^c   Gifford, Sandy ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c Emmanuel Hospital Association   (India)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Health personnel; HIV; India; Knowledge

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; GENDER; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INDIA; INFECTION RISK; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MALE; NURSE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICIAN; PREDICTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RURAL AREA; STATISTICAL MODEL; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INDIA; LOGISTIC MODELS; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REFUSAL TO TREAT; RISK FACTORS; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 27844587310     PISSN: 09715916     EISSN: 09715916     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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