ArticleBMC pregnancy and childbirth2016
Reluctance to care for patients with HIV or hepatitis B / C in Japan.
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- Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices toward Hepatitis B Virus Infection among Students of Medicine in Vietnam.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- A cross-sectional study of infection control measures against COVID-19 and psychological distress among Japanese workers.Journal of occupational health · 2021Article
- The Lived Experience of Chronic Hepatitis B: A Broader View of Its Impacts and Why We Need a Cure.Viruses · 2020Review
- Standard precaution adherence among clinical medical students in HIV and non-HIV ward in Indonesia.Journal of education and health promotion · 2020Article
- Stigma among healthcare workers towards hepatitis B infection in Bangalore, India: a qualitative study.BMC health services research · 2019Article
- Chronic Hepatitis B stigma in Ghana: a qualitative study with patients and providers.BMJ open · 2019Article
- A blind spot? Confronting the stigma of hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection - A systematic review.Wellcome open research · 2018Article
- A consensus for occupational health management of healthcare workers infected with human immunodeficiency virus, hepatitis B virus, and / or hepatitis C virus.Journal of occupational health · 2017Article
- Nurses' willingness to care for patients infected with HIV or Hepatitis B / C in Vietnam.Environmental health and preventive medicine · 2017Article
- An Integrated Intervention for Increasing Clinical Nurses' Knowledge of HIV/AIDS-Related Occupational Safety.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2016Article
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Abstract
backgroundHealthcare workers are faced with various professional dilemmas in the workplace, including at times, a reluctance to care for particular patients. This study investigated personal attitudes and factors influencing Japanese nurses' reluctance to care for patients infected with HIV, Hepatitis B Virus (HBV), or Hepatitis C Virus (HCV).
methodsParticipants completed an anonymous online survey focusing on potential attitudes towards hypothetical patients, awareness of infection risk and their confidence in using precautions to prevent infection. Statistical associations were analyzed using Poisson regression models.
resultsRegarding personal attitudes, 41% and 18% of nurses agreed or somewhat agreed that they would be reluctant to care for a hypothetical patient infected with HIV or HBV / HCV, respectively. Reluctance to care for patients with HIV or HBV / HCV was positively associated with prejudicial attitudes and negatively associated with confidence in personal safety precautions. Hypothetical reluctance to care for patients with HBV / HCV was negatively associated with actual previous experience caring for HBV / HCV patients. Older age among nurses (≥50 years) was positively associated with an increased reluctance to care for hypothetical patients with HIV.
conclusionsOverall, this study suggests that anxiety arising from perceived infection risk and having a prejudicial attitude might affect the acceptance of infected patients, while personal confidence in universal precautions probably mitigates this situation. Improving nurses' confidence in using universal precautions therefore represents a positive measure that can help reduce prejudice and improve the quality of healthcare services in Japan, as elsewhere.
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