Author/Authors :
Hasani، Laleh نويسنده Department of Public Health, Hormozgan University of Medical Sciences, Bandar Abbas, Iran Hasani, Laleh , Aghamolaei، Teamur نويسنده Department of Public Health, health promotion Research Center, Faculty of Health, Hormozgan University of Medical Sciences, Bandar-e-Abbas, Iran Aghamolaei, Teamur , Tavafian، Sedigheh-Sadat نويسنده Department of Health Education, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran Tavafian, Sedigheh-Sadat , Sabili، Abdolnabi نويسنده Department of Public Health, Hormozgan University of Medical Sciences, Bandar Abbas, Iran Sabili, Abdolnabi
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 31.9±8.2 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 (10.09±2.18 vs.9.66±2.32, p=0.002).
Conclusion:
Results revealed that those previously taken part in educational programs had good knowledge about
HIV/AIDS.
