HIV/AIDS workshop for primary health care staff

Bs, Sibbald; Freeling, Paul; Coles, H. William; Wilkins, Julie

doi:10.1111/j.1365-2923.1991.tb00058.x

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“…Although this study design can only suggest that training in sexual health is associated with more positive attitudes, there is some evidence to support this hypothesis: a 'before and after' evaluation of a HIV/AIDS workshop for primary care staff showed a significant improvement in attitudes towards the prevention and management of HIV in general practice. 13 Lack of time, lack of training and concern about not being able to cope with the issues raised appear to be important barriers to discussing sexual health in practice nurse consultations. The survey findings appear to confirm earlier qualitative research exploring these issues.…”

Section: Table 3 Scores Of Attitude Statements By Practice Nurses Whomentioning

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Sexual health and the practice nurse: a survey of reported practice and attitudes

Stokes

Mears²

2000

j fam plann reprod health care

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Key words practice nursing; sexual health IntroductionSexual health has been defined as 'the enjoyment of the sexual activity of one's choice without suffering physical or mental harm'. 1 Unfortunately sexual activity can have unintended outcomes such as pregnancy, sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and infertility. General practice is an important provider of sexual health services in the UK and both general practitioners (GPs) and practice nurses regularly deal with sexual health issues such as contraception, STIs and psycho-sexual concerns. 1 There has been recent interest in the expansion of services to include sexual health advice to teenagers 2 and screening for genital chlamydial infection. 3 Practice nurses have a key role in the provision of sexual health services in general practice. They may offer family planning advice, do cervical smears and be the first point of contact of women with genito-urinary symptoms. They may also run travel, teenage and well-person clinics. 2,[4][5][6] In these settings the ability to take a sexual history and offer appropriate advice is important. Practice nurses may be better placed to discuss sexual health with patients than GPs, given their established role in health promotion and longer consultation times. 7,8 It is, however, likely that barriers exist to dealing with sexual health issues in practice nurse consultations. Such barriers include lack of time, lack of knowledge, embarrassment and poor communication skills. 7 Little is known about how practice nurses view sexual health issues. A qualitative study of sexual health and family planning services in general practice commissioned by the Family Planning Association was carried out in 1992. 9 This involved face-to-face interviews with 20 practice nurses drawn from 60 general practices in England and Wales. The authors concluded that there was scope for practice nurses to become more involved in sexual health issues; <50% of practice nurses surveyed had any family planning qualifications. Practice nurses wanted more training in family planning, sexuality, abortion and psycho-sexual counselling. While such research is useful, there remains a need to quantify attitudes towards sexual health among practice nurses and to determine whether more positive attitudes are associated with training. It is also important to describe current clinical practice. We therefore undertook a study to describe reported practice, training received, attitudes towards sexual health issues, barriers to discussing sexual health with patients and perceived training needs of practice nurses in one English health district. Methods Questionnaire development and sampleA district-wide sample of practice nurses was used as the survey results were to be used to inform local provision of sexual health training courses. Key message pointsPractice nurses offer a wide range of services in which the ability to take a sexual history and offer appropriate advice is important. Nurses are more comfortable discussing sexual health issues with female pati...

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Section: Table 3 Scores Of Attitude Statements By Practice Nurses Whomentioning

confidence: 99%

Sexual health and the practice nurse: a survey of reported practice and attitudes

Stokes

Mears²

2000

j fam plann reprod health care

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“…However, there is surprisingly little in the literature about programs targeted at reducing stigma and discrimination in health service delivery (Tierney, 1995). Although evaluation research has been scarce, a few studies have shown the beneficial effects of various forms of education on nurses' HIV/ AIDS-related knowledge and attitudes (Brown, Calder, & Rae, 1990;Flaskerud, Lewis, & Shin, 1989;Sibbald, Freeling, Coles, & Wilkins, 1991;Wertz, Sorenson, Liebling, Kessler, & Heeren, 1987).…”

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Nurses' Health Education Program in India Increases HIV Knowledge and Reduces Fear

Pisal

Sutar²,

Sastry³

et al. 2007

Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care

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“…It is suggested that doctors with the least knowledge about HIV and AIDS, those with negative or unfavourable attitudes towards the illness and those lacking in counselling skills would bene® t from further education delivered through professional journals or interactive workshops. Evaluation of an HIV/AIDS workshop for primary health care staff successfully demonstrated a signi® cant improvement in participants' attitudes towards the prevention and management of HIV in general practice 27 .…”

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A national survey to medical and dental schools to assess the level of undergraduate teaching and research about HIV/AIDS in the UK

Carter¹,

Greenfield²,

Kenkre³

1997

Int J STD AIDS

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The views of heads of academic departments in UK medical and dental schools on the extent of their specialty's involvement in teaching undergraduates about HIV/AIDS and undertaking research in this area was ascertained by postal questionnaire. Three hundred and nineteen responses were received from medical schools (61.7%) and 58 responses from dental schools (53.2%). The greatest number of responses in one specialty was received from the Departments of General Practice, Paediatrics and Children's Dentistry. The amount of teaching varied widely, was dispersed throughout the curriculum within a wide range of broader subject areas and tended to be carried out by senior staff using didactic lecture format. Dental courses were more often assessed than medical courses. The small number of patients available was seen as a major problem. Involvement in research was appreciable. However, knowledge of student awareness campaigns was not widespread. We conclude that more specific teaching on HIV/AIDS is needed, particularly discussion about attitudes towards patients and ethical issues. HIV/AIDS counsellors should have an increased involvement in undergraduate teaching and teaching methods should provide opportunities for interactive discussion. Extensive research is being conducted in the UK. However, further work is needed to identify the perceived needs of students and the extent to which these are being met.

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HIV/AIDS workshop for primary health care staff

Cited by 11 publications

References 5 publications

Sexual health and the practice nurse: a survey of reported practice and attitudes

Sexual health and the practice nurse: a survey of reported practice and attitudes

Nurses' Health Education Program in India Increases HIV Knowledge and Reduces Fear

A national survey to medical and dental schools to assess the level of undergraduate teaching and research about HIV/AIDS in the UK

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