Effect of the occupational health training on knowledge level of hairdressers toward HIV and HBV transmission and prevention in Rasht
Introduction: Information on knowledge related to HIV/AIDS and HBV is essential in ‎identifying populations most at risk for infection and in better understanding the dynamics of ‎the epidemic. ‎ Objective: Determination of knowledge about HIV and HBV infection in trained an...
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Guilan University of Medical Sciences
2008-10-01
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| Series: | Journal of Holistic Nursing and Midwifery |
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| Online Access: | http://hnmj.gums.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-243-105&slc_lang=en&sid=1 |
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| Summary: | Introduction: Information on knowledge related to HIV/AIDS and HBV is essential in ‎identifying populations most at risk for infection and in better understanding the dynamics of ‎the epidemic. ‎
Objective: Determination of knowledge about HIV and HBV infection in trained and ‎untrained hairdressers in Rasht.‎
Methods: In a cross- sectional study in spring of ‎‏2006‏‎, ‎‏456‏‎ hairdressers completed a self- ‎administered questionnaire about routes of transmission and prevention of HIV and HBV ‎infection. The questions were designed according to the standard questionnaire of WHO. It ‎contained three parts, demographic, knowledge and source of knowledge. Level of ‎knowledge was classified to weak, moderate and good according to the knowledge scores. ‎Data analysis was done by SPSS version ‎‏11.5‏‎. We used chi-square test for statistical ‎analysis. P-value<‎‏0.05‏‎ was considered significant. ‎
Results: About ‎‏59%‏‎ of hairdressers were trained about occupational health. More than‏ 90%‏‎ ‎of subjects believed that AIDS and Hepatitis-B are an important public health problem in Iran. ‎Knowledge level of most of subjects (‎‏76%‏‎) was in moderate level. In trained group level of ‎appropriate knowledge toward HBV and HIV was ‎‏17.3%‏‎ and ‎‏29%‏‎ and in untrained women ‎‏3.6%‏‎ and ‎‏9.4%‏‎ respectively (P<‎‏0.001‏‎). The most important source of knowledge in ‎trained hairdressers was health training classes and in second group was TV.
‎ Conclusion: Knowledge level of trained subjects was higher than others but not adequate. ‎ |
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| ISSN: | 2588-3712 2588-3720 |