Gundo Rodwell, Sepeng Nombulelo V, Lavhelani Robert, Moeta Mabitja, Musie Maurine, Seretlo Raikane J, Mulaudzi Fhumulani M
Department of Nursing Science, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Pretoria, Pretoria.
Curationis. 2025 Feb 20;48(1):e1-e7. doi: 10.4102/curationis.v48i1.2679.
Community health workers (CHWs) work with community members who experience various health problems. They assist community members to lead a healthy life and achieve an acceptable health status. To achieve this, there is a need for CHWs to apply Ubuntu philosophy when providing care related tuberculosis (TB), Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS).
The aim of this study was to assess CHW's knowledge of Ubuntu-informed Care in tuberculosis, HIV, and AIDS Services in Gauteng province, South Africa.
A total of 380 CHWs were recruited from a district in Gauteng province to participate in a training on the management of TB, HIV and AIDS. A questionnaire with 40 multiple choice questions was administered to the CHWs before the training. SPSS version 28 was used to analyse the data.
The scores ranged from 9 to 33 out of 40 (M = 21.6, s.d. = 4.2). Out of the 380 participants, 274 (72.1%) passed the pretest while 106 participants (27.9%) failed. The highest mean scores were achieved by female participants (M = 21.6, s.d. = 4.3), participants aged 21-30 years (M = 21.8, s.d. = 4.1) and participants with additional course qualification after Grade 12 (M = 23.5, s.d. = 3.4).
The findings highlight the need for targeted training interventions to improve the knowledge of CHWs on TB, HIV and AIDS.Contribution: This study adds to the literature on the need for inclusion of Ubuntu when caring for people living with HIV and TB.
社区卫生工作者（CHW）与面临各种健康问题的社区成员合作。他们帮助社区成员过上健康的生活并达到可接受的健康状况。为实现这一目标，社区卫生工作者在提供与结核病（TB）、人类免疫缺陷病毒（HIV）和获得性免疫缺陷综合征（AIDS）相关的护理时需要应用乌班图哲学。
本研究的目的是评估南非豪登省社区卫生工作者在结核病、HIV和艾滋病服务中对基于乌班图理念护理的知识掌握情况。
从豪登省的一个地区招募了380名社区卫生工作者，参加结核病、HIV和艾滋病管理培训。在培训前，向社区卫生工作者发放了一份包含40道多项选择题的问卷。使用SPSS 28版分析数据。
分数范围为40分中的9至33分（M = 21.6，标准差 = 4.2）。在380名参与者中，274名（72.1%）通过了预测试，而106名参与者（27.9%）未通过。女性参与者（M = 21.6，标准差 = 4.3）、年龄在21至30岁之间的参与者（M = 21.8，标准差 = 4.1）以及12年级后有额外课程资格的参与者（M = 23.5，标准差 = 3.4）获得了最高平均分。
研究结果强调了有针对性的培训干预措施的必要性，以提高社区卫生工作者对结核病、HIV和艾滋病的知识水平。贡献：本研究补充了有关在护理HIV和结核病患者时纳入乌班图理念必要性的文献。
