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

Okpala, Pat U.; Uwak, Rebecca; Nwaneri, Ada C.; Onyia-Pat, Jane-Lovena; Emesowum, Anthonia Chidinma; Osuala, Eunice Ogonna; Adeyemo, Florence O.

doi:10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20170289

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“…The result of the study is consistent with the findings in Nigeria which revealed significant relationships between the age of the nurses and their educational level with nurses' attitude towards the care of HIV/AIDS patients. Accordingly, it showed that there was a significant relationship between the nurses' marital status, religion, and their attitude towards the care of HIV/AIDS patients (Okpala et al, 2017).…”

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Nurses’ preparedness in responding to patients with suspected sexually transmitted infections in the rural health unit

al.¹

2019

Int. j. adv. appl. sci.

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The objective of this study was to assess the level of preparedness of rural health unit nurses in responding to patients with suspected sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in Lanao Del Sur Province, Philippines. A total of 147 nurses participated in the study from 39 rural health unit facilities using Cochran formula. The study used a self-administered questionnaire (SAQ) adapted from the Philippines' Department of Health (DOH) Manual for Training in Care and Prevention of STIs. The study revealed that the rural health unit (RHU) health care facilities and services, supplies and equipment, and training and seminars for STIs program were inadequate as perceived by rural health unit nurses. Furthermore, the result showed that the rural health unit (RHU) nurse respondents perceived themselves to be very prepared (x̅ =21.30, SD± 2.36) in responding to patients with suspected STIs. Specifically, rural health nurses were very prepared in terms of attitude and behavior (x̅ =35.9, SD± 3.61), communication (x̅ =18.8, SD± 1.81), health assessment (x̅ =18.6, SD± 2.11), prevention of transmission (x̅ =18.7, SD± 1.95), contact tracing (x̅ =17.2, SD± 2.47), and confidentiality (x̅ =18.6, SD± 2.22). The study revealed a significant relationship between demographic profile and the perceived level of preparedness. The study concluded that rural health nurses are very prepared in responding to sexually transmitted infections cases.

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Nurses’ preparedness in responding to patients with suspected sexually transmitted infections in the rural health unit

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2019

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“…) or care for patients with HIV/AIDS (Okpala et al . ), and knowledge is one of the antecedents of confidence, based on Perry's concept analysis of confidence (2011). Little is known about LTCF nurses’ knowledge levels of late‐life depression, attitudes towards depression, and confidence in caring for older people with depression.…”

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Nurses’ confidence in providing and managing care for older persons with depressive symptoms or depression in long‐term care facilities: A national survey

Chuang

Kuo

2018

Int J Mental Health Nurs

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The prevalence of depressive symptoms among older residents in long-term care facilities (LTCFs) is high. Nurses are the main healthcare providers in LTCFs and also the persons responsible for detecting changes in residents' mental function and providing subsequent care. Therefore, it is necessary to understand nurses' knowledge, attitudes, and confidence regarding care for older residents with depressive symptoms or depression. This study aimed to understand nurses' level of knowledge of late-life depression, attitudes towards depression, and confidence levels in caring for older adults with depressive symptoms or depression in LTCFs. A cross-sectional descriptive and correlational research design was used. A nationwide self-report survey was conducted in 2016. Ultimately, 556 valid questionnaires were returned. The study found that LTCF nurses' knowledge about late-life depression was poor, and they also lacked confidence in managing and caring for older persons with depressive symptoms or depression, but nurses' attitudes towards depression were neutral or slightly positive. Moreover, nurses who had greater confidence in providing care for older persons with depression were those with more positive attitudes towards depression, a greater interest level in taking care of older adults with depression, less late-life depression knowledge, longer nursing experience in LTCFs, and a greater interest level in late-life depression issues, and who had read late-life depression pamphlets or taken courses or classes in late-life depression. The findings suggest an urgent need to develop strategies to improve nurses' late-life depression knowledge and increase their confidence in providing care to older residents with depressive symptoms or depression.

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“…1 The authors, in their discussion section, state that the majority of their respondents had a good knowledge of HIV/AIDS in contrast to the results of a South African study of nurses. In support of that statement the authors cite the study of Juan et al and hypothesise that this difference may be due to the fact that their study was done in urban areas of Nigeria while the study by Juan et al was done in a rural area of South Africa.…”

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Nurses’ knowledge of HIV/AIDS

Siebers

2017

Int J Community Med Public Health

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A recent article in this journal presented the knowledge and attitude towards caring for HIV/AIDS patients in Nigeria. The authors, in their discussion section, state that the majority of their respondents had a good knowledge of HIV/AIDS in contrast to the results of a South African study of nurses. In support of that statement the authors cite the study of Juan et al and hypothesise that this difference may be due to the fact that their study was done in urban areas of Nigeria while the study by Juan et al was done in a rural area of South Africa.

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

Cited by 17 publications

References 14 publications

Nurses’ preparedness in responding to patients with suspected sexually transmitted infections in the rural health unit

Nurses’ preparedness in responding to patients with suspected sexually transmitted infections in the rural health unit

Nurses’ confidence in providing and managing care for older persons with depressive symptoms or depression in long‐term care facilities: A national survey

Nurses’ knowledge of HIV/AIDS

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