Health Care Professionals’ Knowledge and Attitudes About Sexually Transmitted Diseases and Legal Aspects of Medical Services

Yaşam Kemal Akpak; Umit Savasçı; N. Cem Ören; Ömer Coşkun; Hüseyin Yıldız; Ergenekon Karagöz; Gökçen Gökçe; Ahmet Karakaş; Murat Zor; H. Cem Gül; Ali Babacan

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Health Care Professionals’ Knowledge and Attitudes About Sexually Transmitted Diseases and Legal Aspects of Medical Services
Yaşam Kemal Akpak¹, Umit Savasçı², N. Cem Ören³, Ömer Coşkun⁴, Hüseyin Yıldız⁵, Ergenekon Karagöz⁶, Gökçen Gökçe⁷, Ahmet Karakaş⁴, Murat Zor⁸, H. Cem Gül⁴, Ali Babacan⁹
¹Ankara Mevki Military Hospital, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Ankara, Turkey ²Gülhane Military Academy of Medicine, Department of Blood Transfusion Service, Ankara, Turkey ³İzmir Military Hospital, Department of Radiology, İzmir, Turkey⁴Gülhane Military Academy of Medicine, Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Ankara, Turkey ⁵Afyon Kocatepe Training Hospital, Department of Otolaryngology, Afyon, Turkey ⁶GATA Haydarpaşa Training Hospital, Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Istanbul, Turkey ⁷Kayseri Military Hospital, Department of Ophthalmology, Kayseri, Turkey ⁸GATA Haydarpaşa Training Hospital, Department of Urology, Istanbul, Turkey ⁹GATA Haydarpaşa Training Hospital, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Istanbul, Turkey
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Abstract

Objective: This study aims to investigate healthcare professionals’ (HCPs) general level of knowledge about sexually transmitted diseases, their attitudes towards these patients and legal aspects of medical services. Materials and Methods: This was a multi-centered study. The participants were given 28 questions that mainly asked their level of knowledge on sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) patients, their attitudes towards such patients, and their legal as well as ethical views on them. Results: A total of 234 HCPs, 124 (53%) female and 110 (47%) male, participated in the study. The majority of married HCPs have reported monogamy as the most reliable protection method, whereas single participants have marked “condoms.” The most commonly known STD has been reported as AIDS in all groups. Even though HCPs find it medically unethical not to offer a medical intervention to patients with STDs, more than one-third of the participants believe that HCPs should have the right not to do so. Conclusion: It has been concluded that HCPs need further education on STDs. Nevertheless, such high level of care and attention on HCPs’ part does not necessarily decrease their need for proper medico legal regulations on such issues.