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Medical student attitudes toward the treatment of HIV-infected patients
M S Simon1, R J Weyant, K N Asabigi
1School of Public Health, Dept. of Epidemiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.
Abstract:
The intention to treat HIV-infected persons and correlates of those intentions were examined in a cross-sectional sample of 1st- and 2nd-year medical students (n = 201). An anonymous questionnaire measured knowledge of HIV transmission, intention to provide medical care to HIV-infected persons, comfort in performing a physical examination on patients from subgroups with high HIV prevalence, level of homophobia, professional altruism, and personal perceived risk of HIV infection. Intention to provide medical care was considered as the dependent variable. All variables except perceived personal risk were found to be significantly related to the intention to provide medical care although knowledge showed the weakest relationship (Odds Ratio = 2.14). The presence of professional altruism and the presence of homophobia were associated with a significant increase in the effect of knowledge on increasing the intention to treat. Results of this report support other studies that showed that factors other than knowledge play a role in clinical decision making regarding patients with AIDS.
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