Description:
The World Health Organization (WHO)
estimated that in 2003 that almost 38 million people worldwide were living with
human immunodeficiency virus(HIV) infection. Medical laboratory workers are the
second-largest healthcare science professional group with potential exposure to
HIV through the handling of biological specimens. In this article, the
attitudes and concerns and their relationship to AIDS/HIV knowledge of medical
laboratory staff and students from central Taiwan are explored.
Learning Objectives:
- Reflect on a questionnaire given to laboratory staff and
students in four hospitals in Taiwan
- Reflect on misconceptions held by the medical professionals
- Discuss methods to use to increase knowledge of HIV
Author(s):
F-S. Wu
C-W. Juan
S-M. Huang
Y-J. Chang
S-L. Chou
R. Siebers
Launched: 2005