scholarly journals Assessment of the Level of Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice with Regard to Care of People Living with HIV/AIDS among Nursing and Midwifery Students in Fako, Cameroon

2017 ◽  
Vol 07 (01) ◽  
pp. 1-15 ◽  
Author(s):  
Delphine Mbong Wam Iwoi ◽  
Peter Fon Nde ◽  
Euphrasia Yuh ◽  
Emmanuel Tebit Kwenti ◽  
Edouard Katayi Tshimwanga ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
People Living With Hiv ◽  
Attitude And Practice ◽  
Level Of Knowledge ◽  
Living With Hiv ◽  
Knowledge Attitude And Practice ◽  
Hiv Aids

scholarly journals Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice Towards COVID-19 Among People Living with HIV/AIDS in Kigali, Rwanda

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Patrick Gad Iradukunda ◽  
Gashema Pierre ◽  
Valens Muhozi ◽  
Knowledge Denhere ◽  
Tafadzwa Dzinamarira
Keyword(s):  
People Living With Hiv ◽  
Attitude And Practice ◽  
Living With Hiv ◽  
Knowledge Attitude And Practice ◽  
Hiv Aids

Assessment of knowledge, attitude and practice regarding water, sanitation and hygiene for people living with HIV/AIDS

2013 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 81-85 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hunachew Beyene ◽  
Dejene Hailu
Keyword(s):  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Personal Hygiene ◽  
Southern Ethiopia ◽  
People Living With Hiv ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Attitude And Practice ◽  
Sanitation And Hygiene ◽  
Living With Hiv ◽  
Knowledge Attitude And Practice ◽  
Hiv Aids

A cross-sectional study was conducted to assess the water, sanitation, and hygiene status and the knowledge, attitude and practice of home-based care clients of People Living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) regarding water, sanitation and hygiene (WSH). Interviews and observation of WSH facilities were carried out on 331 randomly selected PLWHA in Hawassa City, Southern Ethiopia. Though the latrine coverage was high, 43% use latrines not easily accessible, 31% use contaminated latrines and 73.4% of the latrines lacked hand-washing facilities. Thirty-four per cent did not have a reliable source of water and 196 (59%) of the households stored water at home for more than one day. Women were more likely to practice personal hygiene as compared to their men counterparts. Although a good level of knowledge and favourable attitudes about WSH related health problems were observed, two-thirds of the participants believed that diarrhoeal infection is not preventable. HIV/AIDS and WSH programmes need to be integrated for better intervention activities in Ethiopia.

scholarly journals Gambaran Pengetahuan, Sikap, dan Praktik Perilaku Mahasiswa terhadap HIV/AIDS dan ODHA (Orang dengan HIV/AIDS)

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (02) ◽  
pp. 54-66
Author(s):  
Bona S. H. Hutahaean
Keyword(s):  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Risky Sexual Behavior ◽  
Negative Attitude ◽  
Hiv And Aids ◽  
People Living With Hiv ◽  
Attitude And Practice ◽  
Living With Hiv ◽  
It Knowledge ◽  
Knowledge Attitude And Practice ◽  
Hiv Aids

Undergraduate students in adolescence and young adulthood period are sexually productive. It is crucial to discover their knowledge, attitude, and practice (KAP) towards HIV/AIDS since the highest HIV infection in Indonesia until 2016 is between those ages. The survey was conducted in Indonesia between November-December 2015. Data was collected using online structured KAP questionnaire to 350 undergraduate students (aged 18-23 years old) in Universitas Indonesia and analyzed with descriptive statistic. The KAP questionnaire used was adapted from Mulu, Abera, and Yinner (2014). Results shown that most participants answered correctly in knowledge items, but most of them still didn't know that HIV and AIDS are two different things, and they think that HIV can be infected through sharing foods, exchanging clothes and toilets with PLWH (People Living with HIV). Most participants have a positive attitude towards HIV/AIDS, but they have a negative attitude regarding on using condom while having sex as an affront to the couple, and disagreeing to live together with PLWH. Regarding on the practice, as much as 76 participants who have had sex ever had a risky sexual behavior but never had VCT (Voluntary Counseling & Testing), while the rest of participants who never had sex mostly have seen a condom but didn't feel comfortable to hold it. Knowledge towards HIV/AIDS was quite sufficient, the attitude was fair enough, but the practice for the participants who have had sex needed attention more. The results also might indicate stigma towards HIV/AIDS in Indonesia still exists because HIV is considered as an easily infected disease.

scholarly journals Nutritional Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of People Living with HIV (PLWHIV) in Nigeria

2020 ◽  
pp. 69-75
Author(s):  
Ethel E. Adimora ◽  
Eze E. Ajaegbu ◽  
Juliet O. Nwigwe ◽  
Adaora L. Onuora ◽  
Ola N. Onuoha
Keyword(s):  
Demographic Data ◽  
Bivariate Analysis ◽  
People Living With Hiv ◽  
Nutritional Knowledge ◽  
Attitude And Practice ◽  
Specialist Centre ◽  
Knowledge And Attitude ◽  
Positive Correlations ◽  
Living With Hiv ◽  
Knowledge Attitude And Practice

The purpose of this research was to investigate the influence of socio-demographic data on nutritional knowledge, attitude and practices among people living with HIV (PLWHIV) in Enugu State of Nigeria. A standardized questionnaire was designed to collect information on the socio-demographic characteristics, nutritional knowledge, attitude and practice of PLWHIV who attended the HAART centre at the Ntasi Obi Ndi No N’afufu Specialist Centre. Results showed that the respondents scored 65.6% on nutritional knowledge, 13.7% on nutritional attitude, and 54.9% on nutritional practices. The Bivariate analysis showed significant positive correlations between nutritional knowledge and attitude; nutritional knowledge and practices; and nutritional attitude and practices. Monthly income was seen as a common predictor for nutritional knowledge, attitude and practice; hence local foods should be included in their food chart for affordability and accessibility.

scholarly journals ASSESSING HIV/AIDS KNOWLEDGE RELATED TO SEXUAL BEHAVIOUR AMONG UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS IN MAKASSAR CITY

2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 6
Author(s):  
Framita Rahman ◽  
Sri Wahyuni
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Behavior ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
P Value ◽  
People Living With Hiv ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Global Challenge ◽  
Adequate Knowledge ◽  
Level Of Knowledge ◽  
Living With Hiv ◽  
Hiv Aids

Since it was first discovered HIV / AIDS has became a very serious global challenge. Indonesia is one of the countries that have a high percentage of people living with HIV / AIDS (PLWHA). A quarter of the total cases of HIV / AIDS in Indonesia are in the adolescences, range of 15-24 years, where most of the undergraduate students (S1) are in this vulnerable age group. Adolescence is a developmental stage that being marked by a great curiosity about the problem of sexuality. This great curiosity is usually not accompanied by adequate knowledge about the issue of sexuality. The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between knowledge about HIV / AIDS and sexual behavior of undergraduate students in Makassar City. The research method that has been used was cross-sectional, using stratified random sampling method to determine the research sample. There are 536 respondents from 3 universities in Makassar City. The results of this study found that the level of knowledge of students about HIV / AIDS was good at 75.4% (404 respondents) and 24.6% (132 respondents) were poorly informed. Students with no-risk sexual behavior were 346 respondents (64.6%) and 190 respondents were at risk (35.4). Bivariate test results found there was no relationship between knowledge about HIV / AIDS with sexual behavior of undergraduate students with p value 0.155. From this study it can be concluded that knowledge about HIV / AIDS does not affect the sexual behavior of undergraduate students in Makassar City. It is important to look at other factors that might influence undergraduate student sexual behavior.

scholarly journals Palliative care for people living with HIV/AIDS: Factors influencing healthcare workers’ knowledge, attitude and practice in public health facilities, Abuja, Nigeria

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Whenayon Simeon Ajisegiri ◽  
Aisha A. Abubakar ◽  
Abdulrazaq A. Gobir ◽  
Muhammad S. Balogun ◽  
Kabiru Sabitu
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Palliative Care ◽  
Healthcare Workers ◽  
Good Practice ◽  
People Living With Hiv ◽  
Public Health Facilities ◽  
Favourable Attitude ◽  
Attitude And Practice ◽  
Living With Hiv ◽  
Knowledge Attitude And Practice

AbstractPhysicians, nurses and allied health staff play very vital roles in addressing palliative care (PC) needs of people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA). The healthcare professionals’ experiences determine the success of palliative care delivery. There is paucity of data on palliative care for PLWHA. For this reason, we assessed the knowledge, attitude and practice of palliative care for PLWHA and associated factors among health care professionals.We conducted a cross-sectional descriptive study among healthcare workers (HCWs) in public health facilities in the Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria between February and May, 2017. Multistage sampling technique with proportionate-to-size allocation was used to determine facility sample size and HCWs per professional discipline. Data were collected with questionnaires adapted from Palliative Care Quiz for Nursing, Frommelt Attitude toward Care of the Dying and practical questions adapted from PC standard guidelines. Univariate analysis was done to compute frequencies and proportions. Odd’s ratios were calculated to assess the statistical association between variables and P-value ≤ 0.05 was considered significant. Multivariate analysis was conducted on variables that were significant with bivariate analysis. Epi-Info software was used for statistical analyses.The mean age of the 348 participants was 37.5 years (SD: ±8.9) and 201 (57.8%) were female. Thirty-six (10.3%) participants had good knowledge, 344 (98.9%) had favourable attitude and 90 (25.9%) had good practice of PC for PLWHA. Major determinants of good knowledge of PC include being a doctor (aOR = 2.70; 95%CI: 1.28 - 5.56). Determinants of good practice of palliative care include possessing a minimum of a bachelor degree (aOR=2.30; 95%CI : 1.05-5.08) and practicing in a tertiary hospital (aOR=6.67; 95%CI : 3.57-12.5).HCWs had favourable attitude towards PC for PLWHA despite an overall poor knowledge and practice. We recommended quality in-service training and continuous education on palliative care for HCWs.

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