Akgun Kostak Melahat, Unsar Serap, Kurt Seda, Erol Ozgul
Department of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, Trakya University, Edirne, Turkey.
Int J Nurs Pract. 2012 Oct;18(5):437-44. doi: 10.1111/j.1440-172X.2012.02062.x.
Health professionals caring for people living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)/acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) show poor or negative attitudes because of fear of contagion. Therefore, it is important to know the attitudes of midwives' and nurses' towards people living with HIV/AIDS. The aim of this descriptive and cross-sectional study is to assess the attitudes of Turkish midwives and nurses working at hospitals to people living with HIV/AIDS and to identify factors that affect these attitudes. A group of 46 midwives and 192 nurses working in hospitals were included in the study. Data were collected through AIDS Attitude Scale. Age, professional experience, number of children and marital status influenced the attitudes of the participants towards people living with HIV/AIDS. We concluded that higher level of education appear to positively influence the attitudes of the participants. Education programmes including evidence-based nursing implications might be planned to improve positive attitudes and to prevent stigmatization of people living with HIV/AIDS.
由于担心传染，护理感染人类免疫缺陷病毒（HIV）/获得性免疫缺陷综合征（AIDS）患者的医护人员表现出消极或负面态度。因此，了解助产士和护士对HIV/AIDS患者的态度很重要。这项描述性横断面研究的目的是评估在医院工作的土耳其助产士和护士对HIV/AIDS患者的态度，并确定影响这些态度的因素。该研究纳入了一组在医院工作的46名助产士和192名护士。通过艾滋病态度量表收集数据。年龄、专业经验、子女数量和婚姻状况影响了参与者对HIV/AIDS患者的态度。我们得出结论，较高的教育水平似乎对参与者的态度有积极影响。可以制定包括循证护理意义在内的教育计划，以改善积极态度并防止对HIV/AIDS患者的污名化。
