title: Attitudes of nurses toward HIV-infected colleagues in Japan.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Nurses may be unwilling to accept HIV-infected colleagues who can continue to work with patients if the provider-to-patient transmission risks have been appropriately assessed.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To assess the factors associated with nurses' willingness to accept HIV-infected colleagues as coworkers.
  
  
  METHODS
  Descriptive and cross-sectional.
  
  
  METHODS
  An anonymous online survey targeting Japanese nurses working in hospitals or clinics (n = 992). Logistic regression analysis was used to evaluate factors associated with their willingness to accept HIV-positive colleagues before or after a risk assessment.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Respondents who avoided contact with, and expressed discriminatory views about, HIV-infected colleagues were less willing to accept them. After undertaking an appropriate risk assessment, a high level of knowledge regarding HIV transmission increased the likelihood of acceptance towards HIV-infected colleagues.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The use of risk assessment may increase nurses' willingness to accept HIV-infected colleagues, particularly among co-workers with a high level of knowledge about HIV.
authors: a Department of Occupational Health and Safety, Faculty of Public Health , Mahidol University , 420/1 Rajvithee Rd., Rachathewee, Bangkok 10400 , Thailand.|b Occupational Health Training Center, University of Occupational and Environmental Health , 1-1 Iseigaoka, Yahatanishi-ku, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka 807-8555 , Japan.
authors: Tomohiro
authors: T
authors: Ishimaru
authors: c Bureau of International Health Cooperation, National Center for Global Health and Medicine , 1-21-1 Toyama, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 162-8655 , Japan.
authors: Koji
authors: K
authors: Wada
authors: a Department of Occupational Health and Safety, Faculty of Public Health , Mahidol University , 420/1 Rajvithee Rd., Rachathewee, Bangkok 10400 , Thailand.
authors: Sara
authors: S
authors: Arphorn
authors: d College of Public Health, Medical and Veterinary Sciences, James Cook University , Townsville , QLD 4811 , Australia.
authors: Derek R
authors: DR
authors: Smith
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000523:psychology*; D011287:Prejudice / Q000523:psychology*; D018570:Risk Assessment; D017132:Workplace / Q000523:psychology*
keywords: HIV infections; Japan; attitudes; nurses; risk assessment