Amaç: Bu çalışmada, otel çalışanlarının AIDS (Acquired
Immuno-deficiency Syndrome) ile ilgili bilgi düzeylerinin
saptanması amaçlanmıştır.
Gereç ve Yöntem: Araştırma, Kapadokya bölgesinde
bulunan 4 ve 5 yıldızlı otellerde çalışan 266 kişide
yapıldı. AIDS, bulaşma yolları ve korunma ilgili temel
bilgilerin yer aldığı anket formları çalışanlarla yüz yüze
görüşülerek dolduruldu.
Bulgular: Araştırmaya alınan otel çalışanlarından
AIDS’i duyanların oranı % 94.7’dir. Çalışanların %
85.7’si AIDS’in bulaşıcı bir hastalık olduğunu
bilmektedir. Çalışanlarca en iyi bilinen bulaşma yolları
heteroseksüel ilişki (% 91.2), kan nakli (%85.7) ve kan ile
doğrudan temas etmedir (%82.2). Araştırmaya alınanlar
içinde, AIDS’li bir kişinin dış görünümünün sağlıklı
olabileceğini belirtenlerin oranı % 36.1, yaşadığı /
çalıştığı ortamda AIDS riski olabileceğini düşünenlerin
oranı ise % 44.4’dür. AIDS’den korunabilmek için,
çalışanların % 85.3’ü kondom kullanımının, % 80.5’i kan
ve vücut sıvılarına temas etmemenin ve % 75.9’u tek
eşliliğin gerektiğini ifade etmişlerdir. AIDS’i duyduğunu
ifade edenlerin % 90.1’i bu bilgileri radyo/televizyondan,
% 80.6’sı kitap ya da gazetelerden duyduklarını
belirtirken, sağlık personelinden duyanlar ise % 41.7
oranındadır.
Sonuç : Otel çalışanlarının AIDS hakkında istenilen
düzeyde bilgi sahibi olmadığı, olan bilgilerini de daha
çok medyadan aldığı tespit edilmiştir. Olası AIDS
riskinden korunabilmeleri için, sağlık kuruluşları ve otel
yöneticilerinin işbirliği ile organize eğitimler
verilmesinin yararlı olacağı düşünülmektedir.
Purpose: The aim of our study was to determine the
knowledge level of hotel workers about AIDS.
Material and Methods: This study was conducted on 266
hotel workers working in 4 and 5 star hotels in the
touristic region of Cappadocia. A questionnaire
including the way of transmission and prevention of AIDS
was filled in by means of face-to-face interviews.
Results: The rate of hotel workers who had previously
heard about AIDS was 94.7%. Among all the workers,
85.7% knew that AIDS was a transmitted disease.
Heterosexual intercourse, blood transfusion and direct
contact with infected blood were the most widely known
ways of transmission. Only 36.1% of the workers stated
that the outer appearance of a person with AIDS might be
healthy. Of the workers, 44.4% considered that the risk of
AIDS is existent in their lives or workplaces. The workers
stated that the most important measures for preventing
AIDS are using condoms (85.3%), avoiding infected
blood or body fluid (80.5%) and being monogamous
(75.9%). While the rate of workers who had heard the
information about AIDS from health personnel was 41.7
%, radio/television (90.1%) and newspapers/books (80.6
%) were the most important sources of information.
Conclusion: Our findings indicated that hotel workers do
not have enough information about AIDS and they
generally obtain this information from media. We believe
that education programmes in collaboration with health
institutions and hotel directors may be effective to protect
the workers from probable AIDS risk.
Purpose: The aim of our study was to determine the
knowledge level of hotel workers about AIDS.
Material and Methods: This study was conducted on 266
hotel workers working in 4 and 5 star hotels in the
touristic region of Cappadocia. A questionnaire
including the way of transmission and prevention of AIDS
was filled in by means of face-to-face interviews.
Results: The rate of hotel workers who had previously
heard about AIDS was 94.7%. Among all the workers,
85.7% knew that AIDS was a transmitted disease.
Heterosexual intercourse, blood transfusion and direct
contact with infected blood were the most widely known
ways of transmission. Only 36.1% of the workers stated
that the outer appearance of a person with AIDS might be
healthy. Of the workers, 44.4% considered that the risk of
AIDS is existent in their lives or workplaces. The workers
stated that the most important measures for preventing
AIDS are using condoms (85.3%), avoiding infected
blood or body fluid (80.5%) and being monogamous
(75.9%). While the rate of workers who had heard the
information about AIDS from health personnel was 41.7
%, radio/television (90.1%) and newspapers/books (80.6
%) were the most important sources of information.
Conclusion: Our findings indicated that hotel workers do
not have enough information about AIDS and they
generally obtain this information from media. We believe
that education programmes in collaboration with health
institutions and hotel directors may be effective to protect
the workers from probable AIDS risk
