Investigation of the Effects of Postgraduate Education for HIV/AIDS on Physician Awareness

Objective: Postgraduate education (PE) designed to improve health professionals' knowledge and awareness of HIV/AIDS has a positive impact on the provision of health services for people living with HIV. This study aimed to examine the effects of HIV/AIDS education on physician behavior. Materials and Methods: All doctors at Sakarya Training and Research Hospital invited to a one-day HIV/AIDS training on March 22, 2023. The training, which began with a pretest, lasted approximately 70 minutes, and after the training, a posttest was administered to the participants. Results: In total, 81 physicians participated in our research, showing that short-term training has positive effects on the knowledge level of healthcare professionals about HIV/AIDS. Regarding recognizing signs and symptoms of HIV infection, the mean score before training was 6.02±1.94, while the mean score after training was 8.65±1.26 (p