       Document 1085
 DOCN  M9621085
 TI    Exposure to blood and body fluid: factors associated with non-compliance
       in follow up HIV testing among health care workers.
 DT    9602
 AU    Sass J; Bertolone K; Denton D; Logsdon MC
 SO    AAOHN J. 1995 Oct;43(10):507-13. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE
       MED/96077846
 AB    Due to lack of previous research, this study examined the factors
       associated with non-compliance in follow up human immunodeficiency virus
       (HIV) testing among health care workers after blood and/or body fluid
       exposure. A descriptive correlation design was used with 178 health care
       workers who did not return for recommended follow up HIV testing
       post-blood and/or body fluid exposure at three urban hospitals. The 36
       question Likert scale was designed to measure the five concepts of the
       Health Belief Model: susceptibility, seriousness, benefit, barriers, and
       health motivation. The internal consistency reliability measured .48.
       Forty five subjects (25%) returned the questionnaire. The most
       significant factor determined to affect return rate for follow up
       testing was related to benefits and susceptibility (F = 4.57, df = 2.42,
       R = .42, P = .02). Return rate was most significantly correlated with
       the idea of decreasing the chance of dying from acquired
       immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) (r = .31, P = .04). Similar results of
       recommended future studies may indicate changes in post-exposure
       education or institutional policies and procedures.
 DE    Adult  Aftercare  Attitude to Health  *Disease Transmission,
       Patient-to-Professional  *Health Personnel/PSYCHOLOGY  Human  HIV
       Infections/*BLOOD/TRANSMISSION  Middle Age  Occupational Diseases/*BLOOD
       *Occupational Exposure  Questionnaires  *Treatment Refusal  JOURNAL
       ARTICLE

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