AIDS knowledge and willingness to seek knowledge or to join AIDS-related events of the dietitians in the AIDS-appointed hospitals in Taiwan
Lan, S.J.J.; Hsian ChienYu; Hsu TsaiLi; Liu MeiYuen
Nutritional Sciences Journal 23(1): 57-69
1998
Document Number: 260658
133 dietitians (5 men and 128 women) completed a questionnaire on this topic. Mean duration of work was 8.5+or-6.1 years. 91 dietitians (68.4%) were clinical dietitians. The mean score-obtaining rates of AIDS knowledge (K) and willingness to seek knowledge or to join AIDS-related events (Wk) were 62% and 70%, respectively. The major source of dietitians' K was from general and professional books or journals. 79% of dietitians were willing to participate in in-hospital AIDS education and training programmes, 72% to seek professional K on AIDS and nutrition and 71% to join off-site AIDS-controlled teams. Dietitians' religion and education level were related to K when analysed with general linear model (GLM) with least square means (LSM). Only religion was related to Wk according to chi-square tests. However, in addition to religion, gender and clinical experience also were related to Wk when analysed with GLM with LSM. Education level contributed 8.7% of K covariation while AIDS attitude, religion and clinical experience contributed 16.8% of Wk covariation. Dietitians' K and Wk were not correlated.