Knowledge and attitude of nurses caring for patients with HIV/AIDS in Uganda

Walusimbi, Mariam; Okonsky, Jennifer

doi:10.1016/j.apnr.2004.02.005

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“…This is in agreement with previous studies where high levels of HIV/AIDS knowledge were found among higher occupational categories. 9,26,27 This can be explained the fact that knowledge and attitudes are gained through experience and contact with the world around us.…”

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Nurses’ knowledge and attitude to the care of HIV/AIDS patients in South East, Nigeria

Okpala

Uwak

Nwaneri

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Int J Community Med Public Health

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Background: HIV/AIDS pandemic has brought huge demands on the healthcare workforce worldwide. Nurses play a critical role in caring for persons living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA). Inadequate care and discrimination due to negative attitudes of nurses caring for persons living with HIV/AIDS will not only affect the patients, but will adversely affect the fight to halt the pandemic. The objective of this study was to determine nurses’ knowledge and attitude to the care of HIV/AIDS patients in South East, Nigeria.Methods:Descriptive survey design, with the aid of five-point Likert questionnaire administered on 240 nurses caring for PLWHA in University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital Enugu, Nigeria was used.Results: Majority of the respondents had good knowledge of HIV/AIDS. There were significant relationships between the age (P<0.05), marital status (P<0.05), professional cadre of the respondents (P<0.05) and their level of knowledge. 227 (94.6%) of the respondents had positive attitude towards the care of PLWHA. Factors that negatively influenced nurses’ attitude in caring for PLWHA include fear of contagion 56 (82.4%), social stigma 10 (14.7%), culture/religion 6 (8.8%). There were significant relationships between the professional cadre of nurses (P<0.05), knowledge about HIV/AIDS (P<0.05) and their attitude towards the care of HIV/AIDS patients.However, there were no significant relationships between the nurses' marital status (P>0.05), religion, (P>0.05) and their attitude towards the care of HIV/AIDS patients.Conclusions:The study suggested the need for more in-service trainings on HIV/AIDS for nurses to improve nurses’ knowledge and positive attitude towards the care of PLWHA.

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“…This is similar to the findings of A South African study done among nurses caring for HIV/AIDS patients at public hospitals. 27 As individuals develop, they acquire a set of beliefs and attitudes that influence how they interact. Hence, the attitude improved as the experience/carder of nurses increased.…”

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Nurses’ knowledge and attitude to the care of HIV/AIDS patients in South East, Nigeria

Okpala

Uwak

Nwaneri

et al. 2017

Int J Community Med Public Health

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“…Other obstacles for health care providers include stigma and discrimination (Holzemer et al, 2007;Mwinituo and Mill, 2006;Okafor and Holder, 2004), inadequate knowledge (Walusimbi and Okonsky, 2004), frustration and stress related to heavy workloads (Mavhandu-Mudzusi et al, 2007;Turan et al, 2008), and negative attitudes (Mbanya et al, 2001). Few authors acknowledge a specific association between such barriers and moral distress, however.…”

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Moral distress among Ugandan nurses providing HIV care: A critical ethnography

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Mill

2010

International Journal of Nursing Studies

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“…16 It is critical that strategies be implemented to achieve the universal antiretroviral therapy (ART) coverage that is required to slow the pandemic; yet without interventions to increase the number and capacity of healthcare workers, that goal will be almost impossible to achieve. 5,14,17,18 Employment and social conditions are not conducive to good mental or physical health for Ugandan nurses and nurse-midwives. Their workload is staggering: the country recently reported a nurse-population ratio 19 of 6:10 000, with 1 to 2 nurses per 100 patients reported in some units of its largest tertiary care facility.…”

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“…Stigma and discrimination, [1][2][3][4] inadequate knowledge, 5 frustration and stress related to heavy workloads, 6,7 negative attitudes, 8 and lack of access to basic protective supplies combine to render nursing staff vulnerable to infection 9,10 and severely constrained in their attempts to provide competent, safe care. Furthermore, African nurses (the vast majority of whom are women) continue in their caregiving roles outside of the workplace, by offering countless services to family and community members.…”

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The Impact of HIV Education on the Lives of Ugandan Nurses and Nurse-Midwives

Harrowing

2009

Advances in Nursing Science

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In this ethnography, I explored the impact of an HIV/AIDS education program on the lives of 24 Ugandan nurses and nurse-midwives. Nurses who previously had viewed themselves simply as providers of advice and sympathy now saw themselves as more holistic, collaborative caregivers. They voiced an increased awareness of their role as leaders and advocates in the community with respect to policy. The education program had positive and synergistic effects on the nurses' professional practice, communication and problem-solving skills, confidence, and engagement in political and social change activities.

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Knowledge and attitude of nurses caring for patients with HIV/AIDS in Uganda

Cited by 72 publications

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Nurses’ knowledge and attitude to the care of HIV/AIDS patients in South East, Nigeria

Nurses’ knowledge and attitude to the care of HIV/AIDS patients in South East, Nigeria

Moral distress among Ugandan nurses providing HIV care: A critical ethnography

The Impact of HIV Education on the Lives of Ugandan Nurses and Nurse-Midwives

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