Administering Medical Procedures to Patients Living With AIDS: How Comfortable Are Physicians?

Oyeyemi, Adetoyeje Y.; Oyeyemi, Bashir; Bello, Ibrahim Sebutu

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“…These findings are similar to those in other Nigerian studies (Adelekan et al, 1995;Oyeyemi et al, 2006).…”

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confidence: 83%

“…Studies have documented negative attitudes to PLWHA in health care settings in Nigeria and elsewhere (Adelekan et al, 1995;Fido & Al Kamezi, 2002;Hentgen, Jaureguiberry, Ramiliarisoa, Andrianantoandro & Belec, 2002;Quach, Mayer, McGarvey, Lurie & Do, 2005;Reis et al, 2005). Physicians and nurses have been reported to be uncomfortable when administering medical procedures to HIV-infected patients (Oyeyemi, Oyeyemi & Bello, 2006;Oyeyemi, Oyeyemi & Bello, 2008), while in one study (Fransman, McCulloch, Lavies & Hussey, 2000) more than half of respondents were found to be reluctant to perform invasive procedures on HIV-infected children. Stigma and discrimination in the health care setting could jeopardise HIV prevention efforts and HIV care, especially if infected health care workers (HCWs) are unsupported.…”

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Attitude of health care workers to patients and colleagues infected with human immunodeficiency virus

Sadoh

Fawole

et al. 2009

SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS

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Discrimination against persons living with HIV/AIDS in hospital settings has been documented. This study examined the attitude of health care workers (HCWs) to nurses, doctors and patients infected with HIV. A total of 345 respondents selected by multistage sampling techniques were surveyed, using a semi-structured questionnaire, which explored respondents' attitude to HIV-infected patients and colleagues with HIV/AIDS. HCWs were unwilling to accept that medical procedures be carried out on them by HIVinfected doctors and nurses, with almost 80% refusing surgery or assistance at surgery on them by an HIV-infected doctor or nurse. They were also significantly more unwilling to accept that medical procedures be carried out on them by an infected colleague, compared with their carrying out the same procedure on an HIV-infected patient. Thus, HCWs seemed to believe that the risk of contracting HIV was higher if an infected HCW were to perform medical procedures on them, and fear of contracting HIV seemed to be the driving force for their negative attitudes. Education on occupational risks of HIV, provision of a safe working environment with enforcement of universal precautions, as well as provision of post-exposure prophylaxis are suggested as ways to enable HCWs to change their attitudes.

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“…These findings are similar to those in other Nigerian studies (Adelekan et al, 1995;Oyeyemi et al, 2006).…”

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 83%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Attitude of health care workers to patients and colleagues infected with human immunodeficiency virus

Sadoh

Fawole

et al. 2009

SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS

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Knowledge, attitude and willingness of Nigerian physiotherapists to provide care for patients living with Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome

Oyeyemi

Abegunde

2008

Physiotherapy Res Intl

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Providing Care to Patients with AIDS: How Prepared are Nigerian Physiotherapists

Oyeyemi¹,

Oyeyemi²,

Maduagwu³

et al. 2011

IJAHSP

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Adequate knowledge and core affective traits are important for effective management of patients with contagious diseases or conditions like AIDS. This study aimed to assess Nigerian physiotherapists’ cognitive and affective traits in providing care to patients living with AIDS (PWA). Methods: Physiotherapists across Nigeria (N=132) were surveyed using a 43-item questionnaire that elicited information on their demographic characteristics, knowledge of transmission, universal precaution and pathophysiology on AIDS, their feeling of preparedness, comfort, ethical disposition to care for PWA and their willingness to assess and provide intervention to PWA in different clinical scenarios.Results: The physiotherapists’ knowledge of AIDS pathophysiology was unsatisfactory, half of them did not have satisfactory knowledge of precaution, one-third recorded unsatisfactory score on feeling of comfort and ethical disposition, and one-fifth did not feel adequately prepared to care for PWA. Knowledge of transmission, pathophysiology and ethical disposition were respectively influenced by physiotherapists’ religious affiliation, rank and gender. Marital status, previous experience in caring for PWA, and gender were influential to willingness to evaluate and treat in two and three clinical scenarios respectively. Physiotherapists were less willing to provide whirlpool wound care procedures compared to other procedural interventions. Conclusions: The study identified improvement need in the cognitive and affective domain of learning among these practitioners in the care of PWA.

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Administering Medical Procedures to Patients Living With AIDS: How Comfortable Are Physicians?

Abstract: This study reinforced the need to address idiosyncrasies as they relate to the AIDS epidemic and to emphasize ethics and altruistic feelings of responsibility to care for those in need.

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Attitude of health care workers to patients and colleagues infected with human immunodeficiency virus

Attitude of health care workers to patients and colleagues infected with human immunodeficiency virus

Knowledge, attitude and willingness of Nigerian physiotherapists to provide care for patients living with Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome

Providing Care to Patients with AIDS: How Prepared are Nigerian Physiotherapists

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