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in Belgrade (January 2010). 110 health care workers were surveyed. The
following are some of the results:
– 31% of respondents believe that there is a difference between patients
who were infected with HIV through blood transfusions and
those who were infected through drug abuse or sex;
– 36% of respondents believe that vulnerable patients should be scheduled
separately;
– 83% of respondents believe that health care workers should tell their
patients that they do not approve of their behavior;
– 75% of respondents believe that in order for doctors to protect themselves
they should know the HIV status of their patients;
– 34% of respondents do not feel comfortable working with members
of vulnerable groups;
– 63% of respondents believe that working in primary health care poses
a risk for HIV infection;
– 85.9% of respondents believe that the HIV status of patients should
be noted in their charts;
– 39% of respondents believe that many would refuse to help vulnerable
persons if they were not afraid of the consequences at work.
The results of the research show discriminatory practices towards people
living with HIV/AIDS among health care professionals. This shows the
need for education of health care workers in order to recognize their own
discriminatory attitudes and practices and possible ways in which professionalism
and traditional ethical values of the profession can be restored.
Without these, any anti-discriminatory law will have no effect.
ABDOLLAH JAMSHIDI
School of Veterinary Medicine, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Iran /
Veterinarski fakultet, Ferdowsijevo sveučilište u Mashhadu, Iran
ETHICAL CONCERNS
IN SLAUGHTERING OF FOOD ANIMALS
According to the law in many countries, animals should be stunned
into unconsciousness prior to their slaughter to ensure a quick, relatively
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