Role of education on the attitudes of nurses to human immunedeficiency virus (HIV)/acquired immunedeficiency syndrome (AIDS) patients in Isparta, Turkey
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Introduction: AIDS is a serious disease, and victims of AIDS require special care. It is a reality that the care provided to AIDS patients by nurses, who have been educated about AIDS, is of superior quality. In this study, our main objective was to determine the knowledge level, societal beliefs, and awareness of nurses about HIV/AIDS, and to learn the role that education has on the attitude of nurses, who are primarily in charge of AIDS patients.
Methods: Our volunteer-based study was performed with clinical nurses, who had no previous education in HIV/AIDS, working in two hospitals,. A questionnaire composed of 13 questions was given to the nurses before, and one month after, they had completed a two-day course on AIDS. The results of the second questionnaire were then compared to those of the first. Wilcoxon signed ranks test was used for the statistical analysis. A p value smaller that 0.05 was accepted as …
