Under graduate nursing students′ knowledge and attitude toward people living with human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome

Dharmalingam, Mythili; Poreddi, Vijayalakshmi; Gandhi, Sailaxmi; Chandra, Rama

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“…Studies reveal that student nurses obtain their knowledge of HIV and AIDS, and the treatment thereof, from a variety of sources, including the Internet, magazines, their friends, from watching television and also from their high school teachers (Ouzouni & Nakakis 2012). In keeping with this, 77% of the undergraduate nursing students surveyed for the current study also conveyed that they had not been taught anything regarding HIV and AIDS, or the treatment thereof, throughout the extent of their nursing training, with a small percentage of these students even confirming that they had received no information covering HIV and AIDS from their nursing lecturers at all (Dharmalingam et al 2015; Ouzouni & Nakakis 2012).…”

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“…The provision of current information regarding the HIV virus and its resulting syndrome is considered critical for nurses and nursing students, because these individuals play a vital role in providing healthcare management services to people living with HIV and AIDS (PLWHA) and this ensures provision of the highest quality and most effective standard of healthcare (Dharmalingam et al 2015). Literature on the subject, however, reveals that HIV and AIDS training within undergraduate nursing programmes is in need of very serious revision and augmentation (Ouzouni & Nakakis 2012), and this is considered a result of a general concern that has arisen regarding the low levels of critical HIV knowledge found amongst nursing students, not just in South Africa but also internationally (Bektaş & Kulakaç 2007; Sikand, Fisher & Friedman 1996; Tavoosi et al 2004; Tung, Ding & Farmer 2008).…”

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Bachelor of Nursing students’ HIV and AIDS knowledge in KwaZulu-Natal province: An evaluation study

Ngcobo

Mchunu

2019

Curationis

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Background Currently, human immunodeficiency virus and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (HIV and AIDS) education and training in nursing suffer from various inadequacies and lack any real formalisation in their governance. As a result, Bachelor of Nursing students find themselves challenged in providing effective HIV and AIDS healthcare management, largely because of the deficit in training identified. An HIV and AIDS education intervention programme was introduced at a selected KwaZulu-Natal university to assist in bridging the perceived knowledge gap. This article communicates programme evaluation findings. Objectives The aim of this article was to determine levels of HIV knowledge achieved following an HIV education intervention programme. Methods A pure, descriptive quantitative research design was employed, using total population sampling ( N = 133). A modified G3658-11 Collecting Evaluation Data: End-of-Session Questionnaire, developed by the University of Wisconsin–Extension, was administered for data collection. Results Females predominated in the study, and most participants were African with 1 to 3 years of education programme exposure. Perceived HIV knowledge increase was evident: pathophysiology ( n = 93, 70.2%); immunology ( n = 97, 72.9%); transmission ( n = 116, 87.5%); diagnosis ( n = 109, 81.8%); prevention strategies ( n = 118, 88.4%); staging and monitoring ( n = 106, 80%); pre- and post-test counselling ( n = 104, 78%). Conclusion Pre- and ongoing in-service HIV and AIDS training can improve perceived HIV knowledge levels for both nursing students and professionals. Mandatory HIV and AIDS healthcare management training is therefore recommended in planning for its effective impartation by nursing educators.

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Bachelor of Nursing students’ HIV and AIDS knowledge in KwaZulu-Natal province: An evaluation study

Ngcobo

Mchunu

2019

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“…These findings are similar to findings in other countries. [10,11,14] Their results showed that nursing students have a large knowledge gap: generally, knowledge of universal precautions among all students was poor. Their knowledge of the mode of transmission of HIV/AIDS is inadequate.…”

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“…A study done in India found that 68.88% of health care workers felt that they are at risk of contracting HIV/AIDS, [5] while another study showed a high degree of fear of contracting HIV through their occupation and lack of safety in giving injections although 75% of nurses have practiced universal precautions. [11] It further showed 70% of nurses had needle stick injuries previously, but post-exposure prophylaxis was not available for them.…”

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Knowledge gaps on HIV/AIDS among a group of nursing students in Sri Lanka

Nanayakkara¹,

Choi²

2020

JNEP

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Objective: Prevalence of HIV is low in Sri Lanka. However, the incidence is rising gradually. Reducing stigmatization and discrimination of people living with HIV is important in health care settings. Nurses who have an important role in caring for HIV patients should have good knowledge to achieve this. The aim of this study was to identify the specific areas of knowledge deficit on HIV/AIDS among 2nd year nursing student in Sri Lanka.Methods: In-depth analysis of the knowledge component of the pretest responses of a study assessing the effectiveness of AIDS education program on nursing students’ AIDS knowledge and AIDS attitudes in Sri Lanka.Results: The results show poor knowledge of HIV and important knowledge gaps in areas of modes of transmission of HIV, mother to child transmission and universal precautions. Very high percentage believed they are at higher risk of contracting HIV due to the nature of their job, while the knowledge on post-exposure prophylaxis was poor.Conclusions: Correction of these knowledge gaps and improving knowledge on HIV/AIDS among nursing students is very important as they are going to be future nurses and they have a very important role in reducing the discrimination and stigmatization of people living with HIV.

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Factors Influencing Student Nurses’ Willingness to Care for Mentally Ill Patients with Highly Infectious Diseases in Nigeria: A Cross-Sectional Study

Ezeruigbo¹

2022

JBiSE

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Background: Individuals experiencing mental illness and diagnosed with highly infectious diseases (HID) are doubly stigmatized. Identifying the factors influencing student's willingness to care for this special population is essential not only to inform stigma reduction strategies but also to provide useful information towards building a critical mass of future compassionate caregivers with ultimate goal of improving the quality of nursing care for mentally ill persons. Methodology: A cross-sectional descriptive research design was utilized to examine 200 participants from a training institution in Ebonyi state. Data was collected using validated author constructed instrument. Descriptive and inferential statistics were utilized to analyze data. Result: Multiple logistic regression analysis revealed that the variables were statistically significant at χ 2 (4) = 23.133, p < 0.001. This demonstrates that all factors (gender, marital status, incentives, and family type) influence student nurses' willingness to work with mentally ill patients who have highly infectious diseases. Conclusion: The findings of this study suggest that appropriate institutional policies, additional training, and incentives should be adopted to boost student motivation.

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Under graduate nursing students′ knowledge and attitude toward people living with human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome

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Bachelor of Nursing students’ HIV and AIDS knowledge in KwaZulu-Natal province: An evaluation study

Bachelor of Nursing students’ HIV and AIDS knowledge in KwaZulu-Natal province: An evaluation study

Knowledge gaps on HIV/AIDS among a group of nursing students in Sri Lanka

Factors Influencing Student Nurses’ Willingness to Care for Mentally Ill Patients with Highly Infectious Diseases in Nigeria: A Cross-Sectional Study

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