Effect of peer education model on nursing students' knowledge and attitudes towards HIV/AIDS

2021 ◽  
Vol 99 ◽  
pp. 104808
Author(s):  
Erdal Ceylan ◽  
Ayşegül Koç
2011 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 47-59
Author(s):  
Ling Zhou ◽  
Junqiao Guo ◽  
Zhanbao Ma ◽  
Lijuan Fan ◽  
Yuan Gu ◽  
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2015 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 18-28
Author(s):  
Baitesda Suba

Introduction. Improving nurses and nursing student’s knowledge and attitudes toward patients with HIV/AIDS is vital for providing quality care to each patients. The purpose of this study is to identify the knowledge and the attitudes of nursing students toward patients living with HIV/AIDS. Methods. This descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted at Faculty of Nursing, Universitas Klabat (Unklab), Airmadidi. The inclusion criteria for the nursing students were as follows: being at least 18 years of age; being a fourth-year in course and as a nurse profession program nursing student; and having consent to participate in the research. The sample comprised of 90 nursing students. The study used two data collection tools: (1) the HIV/AIDS Knowledge Questionnaire and (2) the HIV/AIDS Attitude Questionnaire. Results. Participant’s knowledge were moderate or good, but they generally have negative attitude towards patients with HIV/AIDS. On the result of statistic test, there was no statistically significant relation between nursing students  knowledge level and attitude scale toward patients with HIV/AIDS,    p = 0.804 (p > 0,05). Conclusions. The current results reveal that nursing students have good knowledge of HIV/AIDS, but they have a negative attitude. Therefore their attitudes need to be improved.Keyword: HIV/AIDS, knowledge, attitudes, nursing student Full printable version: PDF


2020 ◽  
Vol 27 (4) ◽  
pp. E202045
Author(s):  
Sibel Şentürk ◽  
Alev Yıldırım Keskin

There is no available treatment or vaccine for HIV/AIDS, and health education has, therefore, become a top priority in the prevention of disease. It is of great importance to have sufficient information about HIV/AIDS and how to control infection. This study was conducted to determine the effect of the Infectious Disease Nursing course on nursing students’ knowledge and attitudes towards AIDS. Materials and Methods. This quasi-experimental study was carried out between February 12 - May 28, 2019 and included 50 nursing students who were taking the Infectious Disease Nursing course for the first time and attended the pre-test and post-test. The data were collected using a Personal Information Form and the AIDS Knowledge and Attitude Scale. Descriptive statistics, the paired sample t-test and Pearson correlation analysis were used in the evaluation of the data. Results. Among the students who participated in the study, 94.0% of students were at the age of 18-21 years; 80.0% of students were females; 54.0% of students stated that they had adequate knowledge of AIDS; 78.0% of students stated that they did not want to provide care to individuals with HIV/AIDS. There was found a significant strong positive correlation between the mean pre- and post-education scores for the AIDS Knowledge and Attitude Scale (p<0.05, r=0.34; p<0.01, r=0.72). There was a significant, weak negative correlation between the mean post-education AIDS total Attitude mean score and the status of having contact with a patient with HIV/AIDS and wanting to provide care for a patient with HIV/AIDS (p<0.05, r=-0.31), and a significant weak positive correlation between the status of wanting to provide care for a patient with HIV/AIDS and seeing people with HIV/AIDS as a threat (p<0.01; r=-0.50). Conclusions. All the students benefited from the information on AIDS and became informed due to attending the Infectious Diseases Nursing course and their attitudes towards AIDS improved.


Author(s):  
Mira Agusthia ◽  
Winda Ramadhana

Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)  is a virus that attacks the human immune system, especially all cells that have CD4 + markers on their surface such as macrophages and T lymphocytes, HIV infection can cause Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) which is characterized by gradual damage to immunity. AIDS affects immunity and even the autoimmunity. Kepulauan  Riau health office notes Batam city is  the highest case with  758 case  HIV and 712 case AIDS. The result of mobile VCT service In BatuAmpar Health Quarantine at 2017 Showed  from 2639 test of the high risk group (crewman, port warker, drivers ) 9 crewman infection HIV. The Purpose of This Studywas to determine the effect of giving peer education to change knowledge and attidues of crewman about prevention of HIV/AIDS in BatuAmpar International Cargo Port. This study was conducted on January 15, 2019. This study used a quasi-experimental method with the design of one group pretest-posttest design. The sample for this study used a purposive sampling method with a total sample of 20 respondents. The intervention that was carried out was the crew man which as the peer educator provided education about HIV/AIDS 3 times a week for 2 weeks in other crew man. Data were analyzed by paired T-tests (t-tests) which were previously tested for the Shapiro Wilk Normality Test. The results showed that there was an effect of peer education on changes in knowledge and attitudes in crew man in the prevention of HIV/AIDS in BatuAmpar port which was significant with a p-value of 0,000 (p <0.05). This study leads to the conclusion that there is an effect of peer education on changes in knowledge and attitudes in crew man in the prevention of HIV/AIDS. It is expected that the implementation of the peer education HIV/AIDS intervention will be increased at BatuAmpar port so that the crew man will know information about HIV/AIDS


2020 ◽  
pp. 1-2
Author(s):  
Dewi Susanti ◽  
Erwani Erwani

Background: In Indonesia the number of adolescent that suffer Triad KRR case is still high, the most prominent problem of adolescents today is the problem with TRIAD KRR (Sexuality, HIV and AIDS and Drugs). The low knowledge of adolescents about reproductive health and the median age of marriage is still relatively young at 19.8 years old. Various government programs have been made in dealing with all these problems, one of which is peering education as outlined in the Youth Counseling Information Center Program or Student Counseling Information Center (PIK-R / M) program. This research aims to determine the effect of the use of TRIAD KRR ƒPip charts on peer education on the knowledge and attitudes to adolescents in the city of Padang. Methods: This research is a pre-experimental with pretest-posttest designed. Measurement of respondents' knowledge using a questionnaire about the KRR (Sexuality, drugs, HIV/AIDS) (Triad consisted of thirty of multiple choice questions. Whereas to measure the attitude used a statement of attitude to the KRR Triad consisting of twenty four statements by a Likert scale. The media used for peer education is the KRR TRIAD ƒPip sheet adopted from the Ministry of Health's Behavior Change Intervention (IPP) training module in 2015 as well as the relevant KRR Triad material and have been reviewed by competent expert teams in the TRR TRADING KRR ƒOeld and the creation of health education media. Data analysis used paired T-test with a p value <0.05. Results: The results showed that there was an inƒPuence on the use of TRIAD-KRR ƒPipcharts on peer education on adolescent knowledge and attitudes (p-value = 0,000 p value <0.05). This TRIAD-KKR ƒPip chart should be used as a medium for the National Family Planning Coordinating Agency (BKKBN), Community Empowerment Women and Family Planning Agency (BPMPKB), educational institutions or community institutions that house Youth Counseling Information Center Program or Student Counseling Information Center ( PIK R / M) / M peers, educators and peer counselors in providing education and counseling to peers. Conclusion: Use of Adolescent Reproductive Health Triad KRR Flipcharts has inƒPuence in Peer Education on Youth Knowledge and Attitudes in the City of Padang; from this medium they caught the knowledge about Triad behavior (Sexuality, drugs, HIV/AIDS) to be increase.


2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sri Sumartini ◽  
Vinna Maretha

ABSTRAKPeer Education merupakan metode Implementasi dan evaluasi program pendidikan sebaya, hal ini juga sebagai upaya Instansi Pendidikan Menengah Atas dalam pencegahan terjadinya perilaku seksual berisiko tinggi (bebas) pada remaja. Program ini bertujuan agar kelompok remaja mendapatkan informasi yang sesuai tentang HIV/AIDS, mampu berdiskusi, memperbaiki sikap dan membentuk norma-norma yang tepat bagi kelompok sebaya, dan mendukung perkembangan seksual tahap remaja. Pendekatan pendidikan sebaya (peer education) sangat efektif sehingga komunikasi lebih mudah sehingga mampu mengubah sikap pada remaja untuk  membantu upaya mencegah penyebaran HIV/AIDS. Penelitian yang telah dilaksanakan bertujuan untuk mengetahui efektifitas peer education method dalam pencegahan  HIV/AIDS terhadap pengetahuan dan sikap remaja. Metoda Penelitian menggunakan pre-experiment design melalui desain one shot case study. Populasi dalam penelitian merupakan  siswa kelas X dan XI di SMA Negeri 1 Majalengka Kabupaten Majalengka sejumlah 691 siswa tekhnik pengambilan sampel adalah simple random sampling jumlah sampel yang didapatkan 88 orang responden. Instrument penelitian menggunakan kuesioner yang telah dilakukan uji validitas kemudian uji reliabilitas. Uji Statistik menggunakan Uji-T, Sehingga mendapatkan Hasil penelitian yaitu pengetahuan remaja  pretest sebagian besar responden memiliki pengetahuan cukup dan postest sebagian besar responden pengetahuan tentang HIV/AIDS baik. Sikap remaja pada saat pretest sebagian besar memiliki sikap negatif dan postest sebagian besar memiliki sikap positif. Terdapat effektifitas peer education method dalam mencegah HIV/AIDS terhadap pengetahuan dan sikap remaja. Peer Education method merupakan suatu metode alternatif untuk menilai pengetahuan serta sikap remaja dalam Pencegahan penularan HIV AIDS. ABSTRACTPeer Education is a method of implementing and evaluating peer education programs, it is also an effort of senior secondary education institutions in preventing the occurrence of high-risk (free sexual) behavior in adolescents. The program aims to provide youth with appropriate information about HIV / AIDS, be able to discuss, improve attitudes and form appropriate norms for peer groups, and support adolescent stage sexual development. The peer education approach is very effective so that communication is easier so that it can change attitudes towards adolescents to help prevent the spread of HIV / AIDS. The research that has been carried out aims to determine the effectiveness of peer education methods in the prevention of HIV / AIDS on the knowledge and attitudes of adolescents. The research method uses pre-experiment design through one shot case study design. The population in this study were students of class X and XI in SMA Negeri 1 Majalengka, Majalengka Regency with a total of 691 sampling techniques students were simple random sampling, the number of samples obtained by 88 respondents. The research instrument used a questionnaire that had been tested for validity and then reliability testing. The statistical test uses the T-Test, so that the research results are that the knowledge of pretest teenagers most of the respondents have sufficient knowledge and the posttest of most respondents knowledge of HIV / AIDS is good. Adolescent attitudes at the time of the pretest mostly have negative attitudes and most posttests have positive attitudes. There is an effectiveness of peer education methods in preventing HIV / AIDS against adolescent knowledge and attitudes. The Peer Education method is an alternative method to assess the knowledge and attitudes of adolescents in the prevention of HIV AIDS transmission.


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