title: [Biosafety in STD/AIDS: conditioning factors of nursing workers' adherence to precaution measures].
abstract: Aiming to identify the conditioning factors of nursing workers' adherence to precaution/isolation in caregiving, this descriptive study was conducted with the target population consisted of nurses representing medium-sized and large hospitals in the city of Sao Paulo. Of the 79 institutions that met the established criteria, 15 (18.98%) comprised the sample of the study. In a collective meeting, the focal group technique was used for data collection. After obtaining the participants' consent, discussions were recorded on cassette tapes and then transcribed. Data was organized as proposed by Bardin (1977), thematic units were extracted and two empirical analysis categories were defined, which were termed institutional and individual conditioners.
authors.affiliation: Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto Universidade de São Paulo, Departamento de Enfermagem Geral e especializada. egir@eerp.usp.br
authors.forename: Elucir
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Gir
authors.forename: Renata Ferreira
authors.initials: RF
authors.lastname: Takahashi
authors.forename: Maria Amélia Campos
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: de Oliveira
authors.forename: Lucia Yasuko Izumi
authors.initials: LY
authors.lastname: Nichiata
authors.forename: Sueli Itsuko
authors.initials: SI
authors.lastname: Ciosaks
mesh_terms: D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000517:prevention & control*; D019983:Guideline Adherence; D006801:Humans; D009729:Nursing; D012449:Safety; D012749:Sexually Transmitted Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control*