Hsiung P.C.Tsai Y.F.Liang C.C.CHIEN-CHING HUNGChen M.Y.SHAN-CHWEN CHANG2020-12-302020-12-3020060954-0121https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-33745317778&doi=10.1080%2f09540120500202019&partnerID=40&md5=915fee41d240dc1c7375f6b3e333d96dhttps://scholars.lib.ntu.edu.tw/handle/123456789/535736Having contact and interacting with HIV/AIDS patients has long been recognized as a means for improving AIDS-related knowledge and attitudes among physicians and hence for increasing their intention to provide AIDS care. To investigate the impact of one-month residency training in an AIDS inpatient unit on internal medicine residents, this quasi-experimental, pre-post, two-group study, conducted from April 2000 to April 2001, used questionnaires. At follow-up, residents who received training in the AIDS unit (experimental group) were significantly more knowledgeable about HIV/AIDS, had more positive attitudes and greater intention to care for HIV-infected patients than residents who did not receive this training (control group). Results suggest that a one-month AIDS residency training intervention can effectively enhance residents' HIV-related knowledge, attitudes and intention to care for patients infected with HIV. ? 2006 Taylor & Francis.[SDGs]SDG3acquired immune deficiency syndrome; adult; AIDS patient; article; attitude; female; health promotion; hospital patient; human; human experiment; Human immunodeficiency virus infected patient; Human immunodeficiency virus prevalence; internal medicine; male; normal human; patient care; primary medical care; priority journal; quasi experimental study; questionnaire; residency education; Taiwan; Adult; Analysis of Variance; Clinical Competence; Female; Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; HIV Infections; Humans; Internal Medicine; Internship and Residency; Male; Medical Staff, Hospital; Taiwanjournal article10.1080/0954012050020201916777633