Eficacia de una intervención educativa sobre conocimientos de ley chilena de SIDA en trabajadores de salud primaria

Ferrer, Lilian; Cabieses, Báltica; Norr, Kathleen; Cianelli, Rosina; Araya, Alejandra; Irarrázabal, Lisette; Miner, Sarah; Bernales, Margarita; Norr, James

Abstract

Background: In Chile, members of the civil society and government achieved the passing of the HIV/AIDS Law (19.779). The level of knowledge of the law held by healthcare workers in Chile is not well known. Aim: To analyze the effect of an intervention on knowledge of the existence of the law and its application in clinical practice amongprimary healthcare workers in southeastern Santiago. Material and Methods: Healthcare workers of primary care centers were invited to participate in the study. One group received an educational intervention lasting a total of 16 hours, about AIDS physiopathology, sexually transmitted diseases, communication with patients and current legislation. A control group did not receive the educational intervention. Both groups answered a self-administered questionnaire about the HIV/AIDS law at baseline and three months after the intervention. Results: The intervention was carried out in 262 workers and 293 participated as controls. The initial evaluation revealed that only 16.3% (n = 89) had heard of the law, without any significant difference between intervention and control groups. The knowledge about the law improved by 65% in the intervention group and did not change in controls. At the end of the education period, the intervention and control groups improved their global knowledge by 29 and 3%, respectively (p < 0.05). Conclusions: The educational intervention was effective in improving knowledge of the HIV/AIDS Law among Chilean healthcare workers.

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Título según SCOPUS: Effectiveness of an educational program about the Chilean AIDS law in primary care health workers [Eficacia de una intervención educative sobre conocimientos de ley chilena de SIDA en trabajadores de salud primaria]
Título según SCIELO: Eficacia de una intervención educativa sobre conocimientos de ley chilena de SIDA en trabajadores de salud primaria
Título de la Revista: REVISTA MEDICA DE CHILE
Volumen: 139
Número: 5
Editorial: SOC MEDICA SANTIAGO
Fecha de publicación: 2011
Página de inicio: 625
Página final: 632
Idioma: es
URL: http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-98872011000500010&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en
DOI:

10.4067/S0034-98872011000500010

Notas: SCIELO, SCOPUS