Employees' knowledge and attitudes regarding Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (HIV/AIDS): A comparative study

The purpose of this study was to examine the impact of worksite HIV/AIDS training on the attitudes and knowledge of two groups of union and management employees in the finance organization of the Burlington Northern Railroad. Of the 92 subjects, 54 comprised the control group and 38 made up the experimental group. The control group completed the Confidential AIDS Education Survey without benefit of a worksite HIV/AIDS education program. The experimental group completed the survey after receiving worksite education by the American Red Cross about HIV/AIDS. The knowledge and attitude scores were analyzed and compared. The study was also conducted to determine if there was a relationship between gender, age, education and marital status and knowledge and attitudes about HIV/AIDS. The analysis of data obtained from the 92 subjects in the experimental group and the control group indicated that employees who received worksite education about HIV/AIDS had more knowledge about HIV/AIDS and its transmission than those who did not. There was no difference in attitudes, however, as a result of the education offered at the worksite. In addition, there was no correlation between attitudes and gender, age, education and marital status. There was no correlation between knowledge and gender, age, education and marital status.

Name thesis:degree_name

Doctor of Philosophy

Level thesis:degree_level

Doctoral

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Health Education

Grantor

Texas Woman's University

Year dc:date.issued

1993

Author dc:creator

• Glance, Joan Kathleen

Chair dc:contributor.committeechair

• Cissell, William

Committee members dc:contributor.committeemember

• Edwards, Don E.
• Tandy, Ruth

• Health
• Environmental sciences
• Education
• Employee attitudes
• Immune deficiency

Language dc:language.iso

en_US

Handle dc:identifier.uri

http://hdl.handle.net/11274/9159

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:twu-ir.tdl.org:11274/9159