Knowledge, Attitude,and Perception of Hiv/Aids Among Medical Personnel
Knowledge, Attitude,and Perception of Hiv/Aids Among Medical Personnel

Author: Abayomi Oyesikun

Publisher: LAP Lambert Academic Publishing

Published: 2010-12

Total Pages: 80

ISBN-13: 9783843388771

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This descriptive study was designed to examine the knowledge, attitude, beliefs, and perception toward PLWHA. Among selected medical personnel in State Hospital Two - Hundred randomly selected respondents were Nurse, Doctors pharmacists, Laboratory scientist, social workers. Six hypotheses were formulated and tested using Anova and T-Test. The study shows that the medical personnels have adequate knowledge and positive attitude toward the care of PLWHA. Nevertheless, the study reviewed a slight negative attitude on the part of student nurses. Some percentages of the student were homophobia on the diagnosis of this aliment. Suggestions where made on medical managers to provide enough resources, motivation and encourage all sectors of medical personnels so that they can achieve their aims in the nearest future. Suggestions were made for professional counselors to involve themselves in counseling service in State Hospitals. All values at o.oo level of significant.

Public And Professional Attitudes Toward Aids Patients
Public And Professional Attitudes Toward Aids Patients

Author: David E. Rogers

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2019-07-11

Total Pages: 188

ISBN-13: 1000308537

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This volume analyzes in considerable depth how fears, prejudices, social and moral values, and individual perceptions have affected and shaped the public, the personal, the professional, and the economic ways in which our society interacts with people suffering from HIV infections.

Identifying and Exploring Alabama Nursing Students' Attitudes Toward Caring for People Living with HIV
Identifying and Exploring Alabama Nursing Students' Attitudes Toward Caring for People Living with HIV

Author: April Lambert Jennings

Publisher:

Published: 2019

Total Pages: 129

ISBN-13:

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The aim of this study was to identify the attitudes of nursing students in Alabama toward people living with the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) or Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS), and then further explore how specific attitudes impact students' willingness to care for people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWH). In addition, influence on attitudes based on differences in socio-demographic characteristics were investigated. Exploration into students' perceptions regarding how close others would view them if they were to care for PLWH, and students' perceptions of how their communities, religion, and nursing education have influenced their attitudes were also performed. A sequential mixed methods study examined the attitudes of senior level students (n=36) from one Baccalaureate of Science in Nursing (BSN) and three Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN) programs. Students completed the HIV/AIDS Provider Stigma Inventory (HAPSI) using Awareness and Acceptance scales to identify sigma related tendencies, and a socio-demographic questionnaire via online survey. Findings were further explored using individual semi-structured telephone interviews with students (n=9) who completed the online survey. Descriptive statistics and themes suggest that nursing students in Alabama carry generally positive attitudes and a willingness to care for PLWH, and the attitudes of close others have no influence on their own attitudes or willingness to care for this population. However, underlying stigmas were found to be associated with lifestyle factors associated with HIV transmission. There were significant differences found between White and non-White nursing students on both Acceptance and overall HAPSI scale scores, indicating more stigmatizing tendencies toward PLWH among white students. There were differences in Awareness scores between male and female nursing students, with males scoring higher indicating more stigma related tendencies. Themes revealed through interviews suggest that nursing students have concerns about lacking HIV knowledge and experience in caring for PLWH. However, students revealed that education within their respective nursing programs had increased some HIV knowledge. Both nursing education and religious faith had influence on students' compassionate attitudes toward caring for PLWH, despite underlying stigma. Theory of Reasoned Action provided a frame work for understanding attitudes and willingness to care, and how these attitudes are influenced by students' behavioral beliefs and normative beliefs. Findings revealed in this study may assist nurse educators in developing curriculum which focuses on both psychosocial and physical aspects of caring for PLWH.

Ending Discrimination Against People with Mental and Substance Use Disorders
Ending Discrimination Against People with Mental and Substance Use Disorders

Author: National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine

Publisher: National Academies Press

Published: 2016-09-03

Total Pages: 171

ISBN-13: 0309439124

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Estimates indicate that as many as 1 in 4 Americans will experience a mental health problem or will misuse alcohol or drugs in their lifetimes. These disorders are among the most highly stigmatized health conditions in the United States, and they remain barriers to full participation in society in areas as basic as education, housing, and employment. Improving the lives of people with mental health and substance abuse disorders has been a priority in the United States for more than 50 years. The Community Mental Health Act of 1963 is considered a major turning point in America's efforts to improve behavioral healthcare. It ushered in an era of optimism and hope and laid the groundwork for the consumer movement and new models of recovery. The consumer movement gave voice to people with mental and substance use disorders and brought their perspectives and experience into national discussions about mental health. However over the same 50-year period, positive change in American public attitudes and beliefs about mental and substance use disorders has lagged behind these advances. Stigma is a complex social phenomenon based on a relationship between an attribute and a stereotype that assigns undesirable labels, qualities, and behaviors to a person with that attribute. Labeled individuals are then socially devalued, which leads to inequality and discrimination. This report contributes to national efforts to understand and change attitudes, beliefs and behaviors that can lead to stigma and discrimination. Changing stigma in a lasting way will require coordinated efforts, which are based on the best possible evidence, supported at the national level with multiyear funding, and planned and implemented by an effective coalition of representative stakeholders. Ending Discrimination Against People with Mental and Substance Use Disorders: The Evidence for Stigma Change explores stigma and discrimination faced by individuals with mental or substance use disorders and recommends effective strategies for reducing stigma and encouraging people to seek treatment and other supportive services. It offers a set of conclusions and recommendations about successful stigma change strategies and the research needed to inform and evaluate these efforts in the United States.

Attitudes and Knowledge of Gerontology Providers Toward HIV and AIDS
Attitudes and Knowledge of Gerontology Providers Toward HIV and AIDS

Author: Anne K. Hughes

Publisher:

Published: 2009

Total Pages: 280

ISBN-13:

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Over 1 million people in the United States are HIV-positive; currently one-quarter of those infected are over age 50 (CDC, 2008). Providers of gerontological health services will face the challenge of HIV/AIDS in their patient populations and their preparedness to meet this challenge is essential. Two important contributors to this sense of preparedness are positive attitudes toward providing care for people infected with HIV and knowledge about HIV itself. This dissertation examined knowledge and attitudes in a national random sample of professionals in geriatric medicine, gerontological nursing, and gerontological social work...