Knowledge, attitude and practices of health care providers in implementing services to HRGs under the TANSACS program.
Aim/Objective: To assess the knowledge and practices of health care providers towards high-risk groups (HRGs) in order to maximize/better the services provided by health care workers to HRGs. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among 300 health care providers of various job categories inv...
| Publicado en: | Journal of Public Health: From Theory to Practice (2198-1833) Vol. 33; no. 9; pp. 1939 - 1946 |
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ssf&AN=187497977&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ssf uiTerm: 187497977 longDbName: Social Sciences Full Text (H.W. Wilson) uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: jinfo: jid: 21981833 NENI jtl: Journal of Public Health: From Theory to Practice (2198-1833) issn: 21981833 maglogo: N pubinfo: dt: Sep2025 vid: 33 iid: 9 pid: 237 pub: Springer Nature artinfo: ui: 187497977 10.1007/s10389-023-02169-9 ppf: 1939 ppct: 7 formats: tig: atl: Knowledge, attitude and practices of health care providers in implementing services to HRGs under the TANSACS program. aug: au: Marimuthu, Janakiram Alli, M. Subasri, D. Jyothsna, B. Kamakshi, S. Gauthaman, Kaustav Murugan, Karthikeyan affil: https://ror.org/011xh8y77 Department of Community Medicine, Government Vellore Medical College, Vellore, India Sri Lalithambigai Medical College, Chennai, India Chennai, India Intern, Chennai, India https://ror.org/02es31f96 TANSACS Intern, Chennai, India su: India Cross-sectional method Sexually transmitted diseases Human services programs Occupational roles Reproductive health Medical care Health policy Professions Condoms Discrimination (Sociology) Social stigma HIV infection risk factors HIV prevention Research funding Statistical sampling Descriptive statistics Chi-squared test Pre-exposure prophylaxis Attitudes of medical personnel Physician practice patterns Data analysis software sug: subj: Cross-sectional method Sexually transmitted diseases Human services programs Occupational roles Reproductive health Medical care Health policy Professions Condoms Discrimination (Sociology) Social stigma India Other rubber product manufacturing All Other Rubber Product Manufacturing Administration of Public Health Programs Professional Organizations Marketing Research and Public Opinion Polling HIV infection risk factors HIV prevention Research funding Statistical sampling Descriptive statistics Chi-squared test Pre-exposure prophylaxis Attitudes of medical personnel Physician practice patterns Data analysis software keyword: Health care workers and HIV HIV/AIDS Knowledge about HIV Medical and Health Sciences Public Health and Health Services TI program Health care workers and HIV HIV/AIDS Knowledge about HIV Medical and Health Sciences Public Health and Health Services TI program ab: Aim/Objective: To assess the knowledge and practices of health care providers towards high-risk groups (HRGs) in order to maximize/better the services provided by health care workers to HRGs. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among 300 health care providers of various job categories involved in the TI program under TANSACS. The study included 100 NGO clusters; three health care providers per cluster were selected randomly and a semi-structured questionnaire was administered. Health care providers who were working in government hospitals for more than 3 months were selected. Results: Out of 300 health care providers, 130 (43%) were aware of gender policy and 276 (92%) were aware of STI/RTI services. The majority of the study participants (90%) had good awareness of basic knowledge about HIV/AIDS, the TI program, condom demonstration, stigma and discrimination and high-risk groups. Study participants who were in the job profile that is closely associated with the patients demonstrated better knowledge of TI activities. Similarly, health care providers in the clusters that had a tertiary level care centre nearby as a referral centre were observed to have more knowledge than their counterparts. Poor knowledge on pre-exposure prophylaxis (14%) was noted among the study participants. Conclusion: Knowledge gaps were identified among health care providers closely associated with HRGs. Continued training activities, especially for health workers in peripheral areas of the district, need to be undertaken to implement the TI program effectively. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: Article src: R language: English refInfo: copyright: @attributes: flag: N holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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