Health care workers' knowledge of hepatitis C and attitudes towards patients with hepatitis C: a pilot study
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van de Mortel, Thea F
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2002
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A questionnaire was developed to determine health
care workers’ (HCWs) knowledge of, and attitudes
towards, hepatitis C in order to inform an education
strategy to prevent discrimination towards hepatitis Cpositive
patients. The study’s aim was to determine the
questionnaire’s reliability and validity. Fifty-eight of
100 questionnaires distributed to HCWs were
returned. The internal consistency of the scale was 0.7
following the removal of one item. The face validity of
the instrument was high. It was found that a number of
demographic variables impacted on HCWs’ level of
knowledge regarding hepatitis C and their willingness
to ...
View more >A questionnaire was developed to determine health care workers’ (HCWs) knowledge of, and attitudes towards, hepatitis C in order to inform an education strategy to prevent discrimination towards hepatitis Cpositive patients. The study’s aim was to determine the questionnaire’s reliability and validity. Fifty-eight of 100 questionnaires distributed to HCWs were returned. The internal consistency of the scale was 0.7 following the removal of one item. The face validity of the instrument was high. It was found that a number of demographic variables impacted on HCWs’ level of knowledge regarding hepatitis C and their willingness to care for patients with hepatitis C. Further research with a larger sample size is needed to clarify these issues.
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View more >A questionnaire was developed to determine health care workers’ (HCWs) knowledge of, and attitudes towards, hepatitis C in order to inform an education strategy to prevent discrimination towards hepatitis Cpositive patients. The study’s aim was to determine the questionnaire’s reliability and validity. Fifty-eight of 100 questionnaires distributed to HCWs were returned. The internal consistency of the scale was 0.7 following the removal of one item. The face validity of the instrument was high. It was found that a number of demographic variables impacted on HCWs’ level of knowledge regarding hepatitis C and their willingness to care for patients with hepatitis C. Further research with a larger sample size is needed to clarify these issues.
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Journal Title
Australian Journal of Advanced Nursing
Volume
20
Issue
1
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Subject
Nursing
Nursing not elsewhere classified