Hirose K, Tajima K, Fujihira N, Hasegawa S, Fujioka M
Division of Epidemiology, Aichi Cancer Center Research Institute.
Nihon Koshu Eisei Zasshi. 1995 Apr;42(4):269-79.
To promote AIDS prevention measures in Japan, the actual state of knowledge, attitudes and behaviors (KAB) of workers at risk for HIV infection requires clarification. In the present study, acupuncture therapists in Aichi Prefecture were evaluated for level of their KAB. By using a self-administered questionnaire, the KAB condition of 500 acupuncture therapists was surveyed from September-November in 1993. Responses from 494 (98.8%) were available for analysis. Results showed that knowledge level on general issues regarding HIV epidemics was good. The main sources for information on AIDS/HIV were TV, general lectures, public reports and magazines. More than 80% of acupuncture therapists sterilize their needles by autoclave or boiling and 60% of them use disposable needles. Furthermore, 97% of the therapists reported utilizing one or the other of these methods. More than a half of them have participated in AIDS education programs. While about 30% of them responded that they are able to accept HIV carriers as clients, 20% of them expressed negative responses. There appears to be a discrepancy between their level of knowledge of HIV transmission routes and their practical attitude towards clients with AIDS and/or HIV carriers. A more appropriate education program based on behavioral science is desirable to lessen discrepancy distance between general knowledge and preferable behavior regarding AIDS/HIV.
为在日本推广艾滋病预防措施，有必要阐明感染艾滋病毒风险较高的工作人员的知识、态度和行为（KAB）的实际状况。在本研究中，对爱知县的针灸治疗师的KAB水平进行了评估。通过使用自填式问卷，于1993年9月至11月对500名针灸治疗师的KAB状况进行了调查。494份（98.8%）回复可供分析。结果显示，针灸治疗师对艾滋病毒流行一般问题的知识水平良好。关于艾滋病/艾滋病毒的信息主要来源是电视、普通讲座、公共报告和杂志。超过80%的针灸治疗师通过高压灭菌或煮沸对针具进行消毒，60%的治疗师使用一次性针具。此外，97%的治疗师报告使用了其中一种方法。超过一半的治疗师参加过艾滋病教育项目。虽然约30%的治疗师表示能够接受艾滋病毒携带者作为客户，但20%的治疗师给出了否定回答。他们对艾滋病毒传播途径的知识水平与对艾滋病患者和/或艾滋病毒携带者的实际态度之间似乎存在差异。需要一个基于行为科学的更合适的教育项目，以缩小关于艾滋病/艾滋病毒的一般知识与可取行为之间的差距。
