scholarly journals Nursing and Social Work Students' Knowledge and Attitudes Toward Patients with HIV/AIDS

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Social Work Students ◽  
Knowledge And Attitudes ◽  
Hiv Aids

scholarly journals HIV/AIDS knowledge and attitudes among social work students: A comparative study

2021 ◽  
pp. 002087282110046
Author(s):  
Oscar Labra ◽  
Augustin Ependa ◽  
Isis Chamblas ◽  
Gabriel Gingras-Lacroix ◽  
André Antoniadis ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Social Work Students ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Knowledge And Attitudes ◽  
Knowledge Based ◽  
Aids Knowledge ◽  
Training Programmes ◽  
Work Education ◽  
Hiv Aids

The article describes a quantitative cross-sectional study of a sample of 674 university students enrolled in social work programmes in four countries: Belgium, Canada, Chile and Switzerland. The study aimed to assess HIV/AIDS knowledge and attitudes among participants. The median HIV-KQ-18 score for the sample was 14.0, which Carey and Schroder classify as indicating borderline low levels of knowledge. Based on the results, the authors argue that social work education and training programmes should more comprehensively address HIV/AIDS within their curricula to better equip future social workers to challenge stigmatising and exclusionary practices rooted in long-standing lack of knowledge and erroneous beliefs about the disease.

Correlates of Social Work Students' Abortion Knowledge and Attitudes: Implications for Education and Research

2016 ◽  
Vol 31 (4) ◽  
pp. 276-287 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephanie Begun ◽  
Melissa Bird ◽  
Virginia Ramseyer Winter ◽  
Katie Massey Combs ◽  
Kimberly McKay
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Social Work Students ◽  
Knowledge And Attitudes

Development and Validation of an Instrument to Assess Social Work Students’ Perceptions, Knowledge, and Attitudes About Human Trafficking Questionnaire (PKA-HTQ)

2015 ◽  
Vol 27 (5) ◽  
pp. 561-571 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maura Busch Nsonwu ◽  
Chiquitia Welch-Brewer ◽  
Laurie Cook Heffron ◽  
Melinda A. Lemke ◽  
Noel Busch-Armendariz ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Human Trafficking ◽  
Factor Structure ◽  
Help Seeking ◽  
Social Work Students ◽  
Knowledge And Attitudes ◽  
Perceptions And Attitudes ◽  
Seeking Behavior ◽  
Three Factor

Objective: This study sought to develop and evaluate the psychometric properties of a tool designed to assess social work students’ knowledge of and perceptions and attitudes toward human trafficking. To achieve this aim, the Perceptions, Knowledge, and Attitudes toward Human Trafficking Questionnaire (PKA-HTQ) was developed and its psychometric properties were evaluated. Specifically, the factor structure and the internal consistency of the PKA-HTQ were evaluated. Methods: Exploratory factor analysis (EFA) and a replication EFA were conducted on two independent samples of university students, an initial validation ( n = 325), and cross-validation ( n = 212) sample. Findings: The EFA revealed a three-factor structure, that is, self-appraisal of knowledge/skills (α = .89), worldview (α =.78), and help-seeking behavior (α =.66); this three-factor structure was supported by replication EFA. Conclusion: The PKA-HTQ questionnaire shows promise as a meaningful, potentially reliable and valid measure.

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