AIDS: Changing Attitudes of Medical Technologists. Issue 3 (12th January 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Gauch, Ronald R.; Fenney, Karen B.; Brown, James W.
• Is Part Of: Laboratory medicine. Volume 24:Issue 3(1993)
• Page Start: 165
• Page End: 169
• Publication Date: 2016-01-12
• Subjects: Clinical chemistry -- Periodicals; Pathology -- Periodicals; Medical technology -- Periodicals; Chemistry, Clinical; Pathology; Medical Laboratory Science; Clinical chemistry; Medical technology; Pathology; Electronic journals; Periodicals; Periodicals; 616
• DOI: 10.1093/labmed/24.3.165
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0007-5027

Abstract

Abstract : Results of our 1990 survey of 212 medical technologists showed laboratory staff members had less fear of occupational exposure to the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) than when we first conducted the survey in 1988. The 1990 results also indicated that most of the people who considered leaving the medical field were married or worked with blood, or both, and had lower scores on AIDS knowledge tests than did people who planned to remain in the laboratory. Overall, test scores were lower in 1990 than in 1988. One-fourth of the respondents indicated their employers did not provide adequate education about HIV risk. In the interval between surveys, the frequency of glove use improved, but most technologists still didn't wear gloves on a consistent basis.