Eficacia de una intervención educativa sobre conocimientos de ley chilena de SIDA en trabajadores de salud primaria / Effectiveness of an educational program about the Chilean AIDS law in primary care health workers
Rev. méd. Chile
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139(5): 625-632, mayo 2011. ilus, tab
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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 percent (n = 89) had heard of the law, without any significant difference between intervention and control groups. The knowledge about the law improved by 65 percent 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 percent, 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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Asunto principal:
Conocimientos, Actitudes y Práctica en Salud
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Síndrome de Inmunodeficiencia Adquirida
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Personal de Salud
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Derechos Humanos
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Legislación Médica
Tipo de estudio:
Estudios de evaluación
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Estudio observacional
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Estudio pronóstico
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Investigación cualitativa
Límite:
Adulto
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Femenino
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Humanos
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Masculino
País/Región como asunto:
America del Sur
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Chile
Idioma:
Español
Revista:
Rev. méd. Chile
Asunto de la revista:
Medicina
Año:
2011
Tipo del documento:
Artículo
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Documento de proyecto
País de afiliación:
Chile
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Estados Unidos
Institución/País de afiliación:
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile/CL
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University of Illinois/US
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