Kunskap och attityder bland sjuksköterskor gällande vård av personer med HIV/AIDS : En kvantitativ enkätstudie inom primärvård och akutmottagning

Sammanfattning: Background: Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is still today a serious and incurable disease that requires continuous contact with healthcare and lifelong medication. If HIV is not treated, the disease will lead to acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS). The biggest cause of stigma and discrimination against people living with HIV/AIDS is the attitudes of healthcare professionals. More education is needed to improve care for people with HIV/AIDS. Aim: To examine nurses' knowledge and stigma in the treatment of people with an HIV/AIDS diagnosis depending on working years in the profession. Method: A quantitative questionnaire study was conducted at 11 selected health centers, emergency centers and emergency rooms. A total of 218 questionnaires were sent out and 110 of these were answered. The respondents were divided into two groups according to years worked in the profession, 0-10 years and more than 10 years. Result: There was no significant difference among nurses in terms of knowledge and stigmain the treatment of people with HIV/AIDS correlated to years in profession. Conclusion: More education about HIV/AIDS is needed among nurses to reduce stigma and improve care for these people. It also appears that the more knowledge nurses have about the disease, the less fear of caring for people with HIV/AIDS.