Knowledge and attitudes of the radiographers on AIDS/HIV patients attending radiology units in Sri Lanka

Jayasinghe, Ruwan and Weerakoon, Bimali Sanjeevani ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0843-6389 2014. Knowledge and attitudes of the radiographers on AIDS/HIV patients attending radiology units in Sri Lanka. European International Journal of Science and Technology 3 (2) , pp. 17-26.

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Abstract

The objective of this study was to determine level of knowledge and attitude towards HIV/AIDS among radiographers who were working in various hospitals and radiology clinics in both government and private sectors in Sri Lanka. A cross-sectional study was conducted and a pre-designed, pre-tested, anonymous self-administered, structured questionnaire was circulated among available 562 radiographers. Data entry, management and analysis were carried out using MS excel and SPSS 17.0 statistical software package. The response rate was 37.9 %. The mean overall age of the respondents was 30 to 39 years and males composed (72.3%) the majority of study population. 93.4% have never attended any occupational training program regarding prevention of AIDS or HIV. The total mean knowledge score was 66.41% (good knowledge), broken down as 66.17 % for males and 68.42% for females. Respondents exhibited a good knowledge regarding modes of transmission and 96.71 % of the participants recognized that sexual intercourse and blood contamination are the major transmission paths of the virus. However, certain misconceptions were noted. The overall mean attitude was neutral (66.8%) and only 23 % had professional (positive) attitudes. A significant number of respondents (37.56%) believed that if health professionals infected with HIV, they should not be allowed to work where patient contact is needed There was no significant difference between knowledge and attitude scores in terms of gender, the education levels or the years of practice (p< 0.05)

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Healthcare Sciences
ISSN:	2304-9693
Last Modified:	06 Feb 2025 12:30
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/175619

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