Effect of Educational Intervention on Nurses' Knowledge, Practices and Attitudes regarding Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome | ||||
| Assiut Scientific Nursing Journal | ||||
| Article 2, Volume 9, Issue 25.0, June 2021, Page 12-27 PDF (1.11 MB) | ||||
| Document Type: Original Research | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/asnj.2021.80611.1194 | ||||
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| Authors | ||||
Naglaa Saad Abd El-aty  1; Samia Farouk Mahmoud2
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| 1Assistant professor, Community Health Nursing dept, Faculty of Nursing, Assiut University, Egypt. | ||||
| 2Assistant professor, Community Health Nursing dept, Faculty of Nursing, Zagazig University, Egypt | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| Abstract: Background: Nurses who provide health care to people with Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (HIV/AIDS) must be equipped with sufficient knowledge of Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome. The study aimed to evaluate the effect of educational intervention on nurses' knowledge, practice and attitudes regarding Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome. Methods: quasi-experimental design used and performed on convenient sample included 122 nurses working with Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome patients at Zagazig outpatient clinics of Fever and Chest Hospital. Three tools were used. Tool (I): self-administered structured questionnaire consisting of two parts about demographic characteristics of nurses and Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome knowledge, Tool (II): Observational Nurse’s Practice Checklist and Tool (III) regarding human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome attitude scale. Results, total satisfactory knowledge increased from 15.60% in pre-sessions to 84.40% in post sessions after one month and was reduced to 69.70% after three months. Also, nurses' satisfactory practice increased from 10.33±4.1 in pre-sessions to 14.45±3.1 in post sessions and was reduced to 13.26±2.9 after three months. Additionally, their positive attitude increased from 26.20% in pre-sessions to 72.10% in post sessions and reduced to 68.90% after three months. Conclusion: increasing nurses' knowledge, positive attitudes and good practices towards patients living with Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome. Recommendations: develop educational interventions for nurses’ focus on preventive methods, symptoms and modes of Human Immunodeficiency Virus transmission. | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| Attitude; Educational; Effect; HIV/AIDS; Knowledge; Intervention; Nurses & Practice | ||||
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