title: [The development of a test for evaluating the knowledge of and attitudes on human immunodeficiency virus infection in primary health care professionals].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To compose both a multiple choice test (MCT) to evaluate primary care professionals' understanding of HIV infection and a scale to measure their attitudes towards it.
  
  
  METHODS
  Validation of questionnaires.
  
  
  METHODS
  Ciutat Vella health district (City of Barcelona) and university teaching hospitals in Barcelona.
  
  
  METHODS
  11 residents specialising in contagious disease, 12 residents from other specialties, 32 general practitioners and 34 nurses from primary care, and 64 sixth-year medical students.
  
  
  METHODS
  A self-filled, anonymous questionnaire, completed under supervision.
  
  
  RESULTS
  All subjects answered a MCT with 21 questions of 4 reply options about their understanding of HIV infection, as well as a Likert-type 5-point attitudes scale containing 10 items. One question on the MCT was eliminated because of Lack of discrimination. The test of understanding gave the PC professionals sufficient guarantees of reliability and validity.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  A useful questionnaire for assessing PC professionals' understanding and attitudes towards HIV infection has been gained.
authors: Unidad Psicología Médica, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Autónoma, Barcelona.
authors: A
authors: A
authors: Llobera Serentill
authors: B
authors: B
authors: Casabella Abril
authors: J
authors: J
authors: Pérez Sánchez
authors: R
authors: R
authors: Carrillo Muñoz
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Vía Vidal
authors: D
authors: D
authors: García Ortega
mesh_terms: D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D002983:Clinical Competence / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections; D015497:HIV-1; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011320:Primary Health Care / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D013030:Spain; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D000078329:Workforce
vernacular_title: Elaboración de una prueba para evaluar conocimientos y actitudes sobre la infección por el virus de la inmunodeficiencia humana en profesionales de atención primaria de salud.