Conhecimentos, atitudes e práticas de agentes penitenciários relacionadas à tuberculose e HIV

Identify the sociodemographic profile of prison staff at the 8th Regional Penitentiary Police Station in Santa Cruz do Sul - RS, and identify their knowledge, attitudes and practices in relation to tuberculosis and HIV. A prospective cross-sectional study was carried out based on data obtained through a self-administered questionnaire based on the Knowledge, Attitude and Practice (KAP) method. Of the 185 participants, 72.4% were men, 26.5% were women. 54.9% rated tuberculosis as severe, 96.1% believe it is curable, 86.9% would like more information about tuberculosis. 58.5% of respondents never had a rapid HIV test, 17.2% do not know if a person undergoing HIV treatment is at less risk of transmitting the virus, 26.6% said they had used a condom during their last sexual intercourse. The results obtained showed that the knowledge, attitudes and practices of prison officers in relation to tuberculosis and HIV are satisfactory, however, it is clear that sexual practices are not consistent with the knowledge shown.