Ngcobo Silingene J, Mchunu Gugu G
School of Nursing and Public Health, Howard College, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban.
Curationis. 2019 Jun 10;42(1):e1-e11. doi: 10.4102/curationis.v42i1.1928.
Currently, human immunodeficiency virus and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (HIV and AIDS) education and training in nursing suffer from various inadequacies and lack any real formalisation in their governance. As a result, Bachelor of Nursing students find themselves challenged in providing effective HIV and AIDS healthcare management, largely because of the deficit in training identified. An HIV and AIDS education intervention programme was introduced at a selected KwaZulu-Natal university to assist in bridging the perceived knowledge gap. This article communicates programme evaluation findings.
The aim of this article was to determine levels of HIV knowledge achieved following an HIV education intervention programme.
A pure, descriptive quantitative research design was employed, using total population sampling (N = 133). A modified G3658-11 Collecting Evaluation Data: End-of-Session Questionnaire, developed by the University of Wisconsin-Extension, was administered for data collection.
Females predominated in the study, and most participants were African with 1 to 3 years of education programme exposure. Perceived HIV knowledge increase was evident: pathophysiology (n = 93, 70.2%); immunology (n = 97, 72.9%); transmission (n = 116, 87.5%); diagnosis (n = 109, 81.8%); prevention strategies (n = 118, 88.4%); staging and monitoring (n = 106, 80%); pre- and post-test counselling (n = 104, 78%).
Pre- and ongoing in-service HIV and AIDS training can improve perceived HIV knowledge levels for both nursing students and professionals. Mandatory HIV and AIDS healthcare management training is therefore recommended in planning for its effective impartation by nursing educators.
目前，护理专业中人类免疫缺陷病毒与获得性免疫缺陷综合征（HIV和AIDS）的教育与培训存在各种不足，且在管理上缺乏真正的正规化。因此，护理学学士学生在提供有效的HIV和AIDS医疗管理方面面临挑战，这主要是由于所发现的培训不足。在夸祖鲁 - 纳塔尔省的一所选定大学引入了一项HIV和AIDS教育干预计划，以帮助弥合认知上的知识差距。本文介绍了该计划的评估结果。
本文旨在确定HIV教育干预计划实施后所达到的HIV知识水平。
采用单纯描述性定量研究设计，采用总体抽样（N = 133）。使用由威斯康星大学推广部开发的经过修改的G3658 - 11收集评估数据：课程结束问卷进行数据收集。
研究中女性占主导，大多数参与者为非洲人，接受了1至3年的教育课程。明显感觉到HIV知识有所增加：病理生理学（n = 93，70.2%）；免疫学（n = 97，72.9%）；传播（n = 116，87.5%）；诊断（n = 109，81.8%）；预防策略（n = 118，88.4%）；分期和监测（n = 106，80%）；检测前后咨询（n = 104，78%）。
岗前和在职的HIV和AIDS培训可以提高护理专业学生和专业人员的HIV知识认知水平。因此，建议在规划由护理教育工作者有效传授相关知识时，进行强制性的HIV和AIDS医疗管理培训。
