Virus de Inmunodeficiencia Humana: actitudes y conocimientos de profesionales de salud en Santiago, Chile

Catalina  Ugalde; Dafna  Benadof; Carolina  Vidal; Ernesto  González

doi:10.59334/ROV.v1i32.378

Human Immunodeficiency Virus: Attitudes and knowledge among health professionals in Santiago, Chile

Authors

Catalina Ugalde Universidad Mayor
Dafna Benadof Universidad Andrés Bello
Carolina Vidal Universidad Mayor
Ernesto González Universidad Mayor

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.59334/ROV.v1i32.378

Keywords:

HIV, human immunodeficiency virus, knowledge, attitudes, health centers, health personnel, health care providers,, health care providers, guidelines

Abstract

Introduction: Nowadays there a significant increase of HIV cases is in Chile. It is imperative that health professionals
have the necessary knowledge to provide adequate healthcare without stigmatizing people living with HIV/AIDS.
Objective: Determine health professionals’ HIV level of knowledge and their willingness to attend people living
with this virus. Methods: This quantitative, cross-sectional study used an online self-administered survey, that
consisted on 15 questions. It evaluated the knowledge and attitudes in health professionals and technicians working
in the West Metropolitan Health Centers in Santiago, Chile. Results: The response rate was 32.7% (n=235). 86.8%
of participants said they felt safe doing medical procedures to people living with HIV, even though one out of ten
said that they related the word fear with HIV; 52.4% were unaware of the clinical guidelines of the local Ministry of
Health; and 42.7% incorrectly identified the use of double clinical gloves as a protective measure. Conclusions: The
results of this study demonstrate that it is necessary to update and reinforce the knowledge about HIV and universal
protective measures in health professionals..

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2020-10-06

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Ugalde, C. ., Benadof, D. ., Vidal, C. ., & González, E. . (2020). Human Immunodeficiency Virus: Attitudes and knowledge among health professionals in Santiago, Chile. O.V., 1(32). https://doi.org/10.59334/ROV.v1i32.378

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Vol. 1 No. 32 (18)

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Research Article

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