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| 1. | Title | Title of document | Perceptions about training and knowledge of HIV/AIDS ethics among health care providers at teaching hospitals of a medical college in Karnataka, India |
| 2. | Creator | Author's name, affiliation, country | Unnikrishnan B; Kasturba Medical College, Manipal University, Mangalore, Karnataka 575 001; IN |
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| 4. | Description | Abstract | A cross sectional study was conducted to evaluate perceptions of HIV/AIDS ethics among health care professionals at three associate hospitals of Kasturba Medical College Mangalore. A total of 144 health care professionals were included, of which 106 (73.6%) were doctors and 38 (26.4%) were nurses. Only 52.8% of doctors and 56.6% of nurses agreed that they had received adequate training related to HIV data confidentiality. 85.8% of doctors and 76.3% of nurses perceived that they need additional training in HIV policies & procedures. With respect to rights of HIV-positive clients 92.5% of doctors and 84.2% of nurses felt the need for further training. 69% of doctors and 52.6% of nurses agreed that confidentiality could be breached in case of subpoena or other judicial processes. Only 68.4% nurses agreed that it is an offence to intentionally disclose HIV/AIDS confidential information to anyone who is not legally authorised. |
| 5. | Publisher | Organizing agency, location | Forum for Medical Ethics Society |
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| 7. | Date | (YYYY-MM-DD) | 2016-11-30 |
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| 9. | Format | File format | HTML , PDF |
| 10. | Identifier | Uniform Resource Identifier | https://ijme.in/articles/perceptions-about-training-and-knowledge-of-hivaids-ethics-among-health-care-providers-at-teaching-hospitals-of-a-medical-college-in-karnataka-india/ |
| 11. | Source | Title; vol., no. (year) | Indian Journal of Medical Ethics;: Strengthening the core |
| 12. | Language | English=en | en |
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