STAFF NURSE' KNOWLEDGE REGARDING HIV/AIDS AT A TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL, NAWABSHAH.

JPUMHS;2024:14:04,108-115 .http://doi.org/10.46536/jpumhs/2024/14.04.567

Abstract

ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND: HIV/AIDS prevalence is rising in Pakistan. To care for infected patients,
nurses must possess the necessary skills. The domain in which nurses provide care is influenced
by their knowledge and attitudes. Assessing nurses' knowledge, attitudes, and practices is
therefore crucial. OBJECTIVES: To assess staff nurses' HIV/AIDS-related knowledge,
attitudes, and practices METHODS: 200 staff nurses were picked using a convenience sample
technique in a cross-sectional, quantitative study design. The data was gathered via a 20-item
questionnaire. Items 06, 07, and 07 about knowledge, attitudes, and practice were included in
this KAP survey. IBM SPSS. 23 was utilized for data analysis. RESULTS: 194 97%, people
answered this questionnaire. 101 52.07% of the 194 responders were female. The knowledge
of the 55 28.9% and 66 35.1% participants was good to excellent. 125 participants 64% felt
that nurses have a fundamental right to be aware of the status of patients with HIV/AIDS, and
97 participants 50% strongly agreed that they are afraid of becoming infected when caring for
an infected patient. Although they were terrified when executing invasive interventions, nurses
were also at ease with non-invasive care techniques. CONCLUSION: Although nurses today
know more about HIV/AIDS, there has always been concern about patient-to-nurse virus
transmission. To lower the risk of illness transmission, nurses must participate in an appropriate
infection control training program.