Knowledge of Iranian nurses about HIV/AIDS: A cross sectional study from Bandar Abbas
| Author | Laleh Hasani | en |
| Author | Teamur Aghamolaei | en |
| Author | Sedigheh Sadat Tavafian | en |
| Author | Abdolnabi Sabili | en |
| Issued Date | 2010-07-31 | en |
| Abstract | Background: Surveying knowledge of nurses about HIV/AIDS can provide an evidence for designing appropriate educational program. This study aimed to investigate the knowledge of a sample of Iranian nurses about patients living with HIV/AIDS in Bandar Abbas, Iran. Materials and Methods: In this cross sectional study, 150 nurses completed two questionnaires, one dealing with demographic data and the other inquiring knowledge of nurses about HIV/AIDS based on existing instruments developed by Eckstein in 1987. Results: The mean age of studied sample was 31.98.2 years. At the time of the study, 63.3% of the respondents had previously cared HIV-infected subjects. Most of the participants (99.3%) knew that drug abusers were at higher risk for HIV acquisition. Most of the participants (97.3%) also answered correctly that person with HIV could be asymptomatic but still infected. Finally, 29.3% thought that recapping used needles is a good way to prevent HIV infection. Those who had participated in educational program had higher overall scores of knowledge than non-participants (10.092.18 vs. 9.662.32, p=0.002). Conclusion: Results revealed that those previously taken part in educational programs had good knowledge about HIV/AIDS. | en |
| DOI | https://doi.org/ | en |
| Keyword | HIV/AIDS | en |
| Keyword | Knowledge | en |
| Keyword | Nurse. | en |
| Publisher | Brieflands | en |
| Title | Knowledge of Iranian nurses about HIV/AIDS: A cross sectional study from Bandar Abbas | en |
| Type | Brief Report | en |
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