Aids-Related Knowledge and Attitudes of Social Workers in South Carolina

This study examines the association between knowledge of acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) and skill among social workers in South Carolina and attitudes toward people with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and AIDS. A stratified random sampling method was used to obtain a representative s...

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Published in:Health & social work 1993-11, Vol.18 (4), p.268-280
Main Authors: Shi, Leiyu, Samuels, Michael E., Richter, Donna L., Stoskopf, Carleen H., Baker, Samuel L., Sy, Francisco S.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS)
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome - epidemiology
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome - prevention & control
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome - transmission
Adult
Aged
AIDS
AIDS (Disease)
AIDS/HIV
Attitudes
Beliefs, opinions and attitudes
Client Relations
Employee Attitudes
Female
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
HIV
Human Immunodeficiency Virus
Humans
Knowledge
Knowledge Level
Male
Middle Aged
Perceptions
Professional relationships
Quality of Health Care
Sampling
Sampling Studies
Social Services
Social work
Social Work - education
Social Work - standards
Social Workers
South Carolina
Study and teaching
Training
U.S.A
Worker Attitudes
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Summary:This study examines the association between knowledge of acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) and skill among social workers in South Carolina and attitudes toward people with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and AIDS. A stratified random sampling method was used to obtain a representative sample of social workers in South Carolina. Findings show that AIDS-related knowledge and skill were significantly associated with improving the general attitudes of social workers toward HIV/AIDS clients. In addition to knowledge and skill-related measures, other significant covariates of attitudes include levels of contact with HIV/AIDS clients and sensitivity to minorities. As with previous studies, demographic variables such as age and gender were not found to be significantly related to variations in attitudes toward HIV/AIDS clients. Furthermore, locality of practice and supervisory position did not significantly correlate with attitudes. The implications of these findings for social services agencies are discussed.
ISSN:0360-7283
1545-6854
DOI:10.1093/hsw/18.4.268