title: [HIV infection at the work-place: beliefs and attitudes compliance to ethical standards].
abstract: The aims of this study undertaken from May 2000 to August 2000, were to appreciate workers feelings about ethical questions arisen in workplaces. Three industries were randomly chosen among a total of seven which benefited from HIV preventive policy. Two hundred workers randomly chosen by a multistage sampling method, were interviewed by an occupational physician on their beliefs and attitudes about HIV infection. Mean age was 41 years, 82.5% were male and 75.5% did benefit from high school education. 76% of workers had a good level of knowledge about transmission and prevention methods about HIV. 76.5% were willing to take care of people infected. 73% believed that infected persons must continue their job in the workplace. For 63.5% infected patients should receive more care than the other sick persons no matter what disease is concerned. These positive attitudes are highly correlated with level of knowledge (p < 0.001). In contrary 73.5% did state that pathient status should be revealed. These findings are globally compliant with ethical issues except for confidentiality questions. They invite to enforce preventive measures in workplaces.
authors.affiliation: Service de Médecine du Travail - Université Cheikh Anta Diop de Dakar (Sénégal).
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Mbaye
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Fall
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kabore
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Sow
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001294:Attitude to Health; D003469:Culture; D004989:Ethics; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D017132:Workplace