Development and Evaluation of an AIDS Education Program for Health Care Workers.
- Author:
Jin Hyang YANG
1
Author Information
1. Department of Nursing, College of Medicine, Inje University, Korea. jhyang@inje.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
AIDS education program;
Health care workers;
Knowledge;
Attitudes;
Intention
- MeSH:
Cognition;
Delivery of Health Care*;
Education*;
Evaluation Studies as Topic;
Intention;
Self Report;
Surveys and Questionnaires
- From:Journal of Korean Academy of Adult Nursing
2007;19(1):121-131
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
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Abstract:
PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to develope and evaluate the effects of an AIDS education program among health care workers on knowledge, attitudes and care intention about AIDS. METHODS: This study was conducted by self reporting with a 44 items of structured questionnaire by 291 health care workers. The research was a quasi-experimental study using one group pre-post design. AIDS education program was consisted of phases for 50 minutes, using power point by a researcher and research assistants. Data were collected before and after education and was analyzed by descriptive statistics and paired t-test. RESULTS: The level of general cognition about AIDS was low. There were a statistically significant increases in the mean of knowledge(t=-22.17, p=.000) and care intention(t=-2.74, p=.006). However, there was no significant difference in the mean of attitudes(t=-.57, p=.569) between the pre-post test. CONCLUSION: The findings of this study showed the benefits of providing educational interventions for improving knowledge and care about AIDS, while there not any significant changes in attitudes, especially in items based on Korean socio-cultural values. Therefore, to increase attitude about AIDS, various teaching strategies need to be further studied and evaluated.
