HIV/AIDS knowledge and occupational risk in primary care health workers from Chile.

Objective: To explore the relationship between knowledge level and occupational risk exposure to HIV/AIDS in primary care health workers.

Methodology: Analytical cross-sectional study. 720 health workers from Santiago answered a survey about HIV/AIDS that included: knowledge level (appropriate, inappropriate), occupational risk (with or without risk), and control variables (age, gender, health center, education and marital status).