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Knowledge and Attitudes of Health Care Team towards AIDs Patients at Assiut Fever Hospital

Research Authors
Mary Fakher 1; Safaa R. Mahmoud2; Fatma R. Khal3
Research Department
Research Journal
Assiut Scientific Nursing Journal
Research Member
Research Publisher
NULL
Research Rank
2
Research Vol
Volume 8, Issue 21, Spring 2020,
Research Website
NULL
Research Year
2020
Research_Pages
Page 46-56
Research Abstract

Background: Health-care professionals occupy a potential forefront position in HIV/ AIDS prevention programs and the management of AIDS patients. An important factor fueling the spread of HIV/AIDS in developing countries is believed to be poor knowledge, perception, attitude, and practice about how the disease is spread and how it can be prevented. Aim of the study: to assess knowledge and attitudes of health care team at Assiut Fever Hospital towards AIDs Patients. Material and Methods: A cross sectional study was conducted at Assiut Fever Hospital. A convenient sample of 202 of health care team participated in the study. Self-administered questionnaire used for data collection it include three sections; 1- socio-demographic characteristics. 2- Questions regarding knowledge about AIDs. 3- Attitudes of health care team towards AIDs Patients. Results: the study revealed that 66.3% of studied participants were females, 44.6% of studied health care team had good knowledge about AIDS and 63.9% of them had negative attitude towards AIDS patients. Conclusions: Although the health care team had a good level of knowledge; they had negative attitudes towards AIDs Patients. Recommendation: Continuing in-service trainings on HIV/AIDS for health care team is needed.