Knowledge and attitudes of nursing students toward patients living with HIV/AIDS (PLHIV): A Turkish perspective

AIDS Care ◽  
2007 ◽  
Vol 19 (7) ◽  
pp. 888-894 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. A. Bektaş ◽  
Ö. Kulakaç
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


2012 ◽  
Vol 30 (4) ◽  
pp. 433-439 ◽  
Author(s):  
Evşen Nazik ◽  
Sevban Arslan ◽  
Funda Özdemir ◽  
Serap Apay

2017 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Angga Wilandika

ABSTRAKStigma dan diskriminasi terhadap orang dengan HIV/AIDS (ODHA), terutama pada kalangan perawat merupakan permasalahan yang dapat memengaruhi perawatan dan kualitas hidup ODHA. Ketidaktahuan mengenai penyakit HIV/AIDS sejak perawat masih dalam masa pendidikan merupakan permasalahan yang dapat mengarahkan kepada stigma dan diskriminasi dalam perawatan ODHA. Upaya untuk mereduksi stigma negatif terhadap ODHA yang dilakukan oleh mahasiswa keperawatan dapat dilakukan melalui pemberian pengetahuan dengan metode case-based learning. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah teridentifikasinya pengaruh metode case-based learning terhadap pengetahuan mahasiswa keperawatan tentang HIV/AIDS, stigma dan penerimaan pada ODHA. Metode penelitian ini menggunakan quasi-experimental dengan rancangan penelitian single group pretest-posttest. Sebanyak 49 mahasiswa yang mengikuti pembelajaran pada mata kuliah Keperawatan Medikal Bedah dilibatkan secara total sampling. Analisis deskriptif menggunakan mean, standar deviasi, persentase dan distribusi frekuensi. Sementara, analisis inferensial menggunakan Uji T. Hasil penelitian membuktikan adanya perbedaan dari pengetahuan mahasiswa tentang HIV/AIDS, stigma terhadap ODHA dan penerimaan mahasiswa pada ODHA sebelum dan sesudah case-based learning. Analisis lebih lanjut menemukan pengaruh signifikan (p < 0,005) dari metode case-based learning terhadap pengetahuan, stigma dan penerimaan mahasiswa keperawatan.Hasil temuan ini dapat digunakan oleh kalangan akademisi dan praktisi kesehatan dalam pengembangan program pendidikan yang dapat meningkatkan pengetahuan, mereduksi stigma negatif terhadap ODHA dan meningkatkan kemauan untuk menerima ODHA dilingkungan mereka. Lebih lanjut dapat dikembangkan penelitian mengenai pengembangan strategi metode case-based learning dalam intervensi untuk menurunkan stigma yang lebih luas dan tidak terbatas hanya pada kalangan mahasiswa, melainkan pada petugas kesehatan yang langsung berhubungan dengan pasien terinfeksi HIV/AIDS ABSTRACTStigma and discrimination against people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA), especially came from nurses was a problem that can affect the quality of care and quality of life of PLWHA. Ignorance about HIV/AIDS since the nurses are still in education is a problem that can lead to stigma and discrimination in treatment for PLWHA. The efforts to reduce the negative stigma against PLWHA performed by nursing students can be done through the provision of knowledge with case-based learning methods. The purpose of this study is the identification of the influence of methods of case-based learning to the knowledge of nursing students about HIV/AIDS, stigma and acceptance of people living with HIV. The study employed a quasi-experimental study with single group pretest-posttest. The sample size comprised 94 nursing college students who was attended Medical-Surgical Nursing Course with total sampling. Descriptive analysis using mean, standard deviation, percentage and frequency distribution. Meanwhile, inferential analysis using T-test. The result was found the differences in nursing college student knowledge about HIV/AIDS, stigma against PLWHA and the acceptance to PLWHA, before and after case-based learning. Further analysis revealed a significant effect (p <0.005) of methods of case-based learning toward a knowledge of HIV/AIDS, stigma and acceptance of nursing students for PLWHA in neighborhood. These findings can be used by academic and health professionals, to develop education program strategic to increase the knowlegde of nursing college student about HIV/AIDS, to reduction thenegative stigma againts PLWHA, and to raise the acceptance toward PLWHA in neighborhood. The further research can be focus on the development strategry of case-based learning methode in interventions to reduce stigma broader, not limited to the nursing student, meanwhile for health care workers that directly work with HIV/AIDS infected patient. 


2017 ◽  
Vol 26 (4) ◽  
pp. 1087-1100 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Pickles ◽  
Sheryl de Lacey ◽  
Lindy King

Background: Studies have established that negative perceptions of people living with HIV/AIDS exist among nursing students throughout the world, perceptions which can be detrimental to the delivery of high-quality nursing care. Objectives: The purpose of this research was to explore socio-cultural influences on the perceptions of nursing students towards caring for people living with HIV/AIDS. Research design: The study was guided by stigma theory, a qualitative descriptive research approach was adopted. Data collected via semi-structured interviews were thematically analysed. Participants and research context: Participants were 21 international and Australian undergraduate nursing students enrolled in a Bachelor of Nursing programme at an Australian university. Ethical considerations: Ethical approval was granted by the Social and Behavioural Research Ethics Committee at the study university. Participation was entirely voluntary; informed consent was obtained before the study commenced; confidentiality and anonymity were assured. Findings: Three major themes were found: blame, othering and values. Complex and interrelated factors constructed participant perceptions of people living with HIV/AIDS, perceptions underscored by the prevailing culturally construed blame and othering associated with HIV/AIDS. The study found discordance between the negative personal beliefs and perceptions some nursing students have towards people living with HIV/AIDS, and the professional values expected of them as Registered Nurses. Discussion: There was considerable commonality between this and previous studies on how homosexuality and illicit drug use were perceived and stigmatised, correlating with the blame directed towards people living with HIV/AIDS. These perceptions indicated some nursing students potentially risked not fulfilling the ethical and professional obligations the Registered Nurse. Conclusion: Nursing curriculum should be strengthened in relation to comprehending the meaning of being stigmatised by society. Educational institutions need to work towards enhancing strategies that assist nursing students to reconcile any incongruity between their personal beliefs and requisite professional nursing values.


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.


2015 ◽  
Vol 69 (1) ◽  
pp. 61-67 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ziad A. Memish ◽  
Sana M. Filemban ◽  
Afolabi Bamgboyel ◽  
Rafaat F. Al Hakeem ◽  
Sayedgotb M. Elrashied ◽  
...  

Author(s):  
Prince Onyekachi Andrew ◽  
Azad R. Bhuiyan ◽  
Jung Hye Sung ◽  
Anthony Mawson ◽  
Mohammad Shahbazi

Objective: This study aimed to determine HIV/AIDS knowledge level, attitudes toward individuals living with HIV/AIDS and to explore the relationship between HIV/AIDS knowledge and attitudes among African American undergraduates in Jackson, Mississippi. Methods:  A cross-sectional method was used in this study. A total of 400 students were randomly selected from Jackson State University undergraduate students. Data were collected by using a self-administered questionnaire on HIV/AIDS knowledge and their attitudes toward individuals living with HIV and AIDS. Results: Most of the students (96.5%) had good knowledge about HIV/AIDS, while some students had some misconceptions about HIV infection transmission. There was no significant difference between male and female students on HIV/AIDS knowledge in this study (χ2 = 3.05; P = 0.08). Most of the study participants (87.8%) showed positive attitudes toward individuals living with HIV/AIDS. However, there were some negative attitudes toward individuals living with HIV/AIDS among participants of this study. Male participants expressed more negative attitudes compared to female participants (19.1% vs. 8.5%, χ2 = 9.6; P < 0.002). HIV/AIDS knowledge was significantly associated with positive attitudes toward people living with the disease (p= 0.019, Pearson’s χ2 = 7.431). Conclusions:  In general, we concluded that most students (96.5%) in this study demonstrated high levels of HIV/AIDS knowledge and positive attitudes (87.8%). There was an association between knowledge of the disease and positive attitudes toward HIV/AIDS patients. However, there were HIV/AIDS knowledge gaps, misconceptions, and intolerant attitudes toward HIV positive patients also identified in this study. Hence, this study calls for more robust and age-appropriate HIV/AIDS awareness education programs geared towards reducing the impacts of negative attitudes toward individuals living with the disease, eliminating the gaps in HIV/AIDS knowledge and misconceptions identified in this study.


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