Attitudes and Behaviors of Healthcare Professionals toward HIV Positive Patients in a Tertiary Hospital

E. Jacob, Osime E. O, Fasakin Kolawole, Oyedele Titilayo E
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Background: In reality, fear of being infected at work has led to stigmatization and discriminatory treatment of HIV/AIDS patients. The consequence of such negative attitude is poor management of people with HIV/AIDS who need most care, treatment, and support. Aim: To evaluate attitudes and behaviors of healthcare professionals toward HIV/AIDS patients in a tertiary hospital in Nigeria Methodology: This was a cross-sectional study conducted in Federal Teaching Hospital, Ido-Ekiti, Nigeria. 250 healthcare professionals were selected randomly, Participants completed a well-structured, self-administered questionnaire delivered to them at their workplace. Data obtained from the questionnaire was analyzed using SPSS software version 9. Results: A total of 250 healthcare professionals participated in the study, 148(59.2%) were males and 102 (40.8%) were females. 153(61.2%) of them had been working between 0- 10 years with prevalence age group 30-40 years. Majority of Healthcare professionals (HCPs) in this study demonstrated positive attitude and behaviour toward HIV/AIDS patients. However, minority of HCPs had negative attitudes toward HIV/AIDS patients by agreed to the statements that HCPs should not share office with HIV patients, beds of HIV patients should be marked and HCPs should allow relation to marry HIV patients. Conclusion: Healthcare professionals should have access to up-to-date information on all aspects of HIV/AIDS through effective training on the modes of HIV transmission, prevention, counselling, guidelines for safe practice and the rights of PLWHIV, this would reduce discriminatory attitudes towards PLWHIV and also improve patients' care and access to quality healthcare services.
三级医院医护人员对HIV阳性患者的态度和行为
背景:事实上,对在工作中被感染的恐惧导致了对艾滋病毒/艾滋病患者的污名化和歧视性待遇。这种消极态度的后果是对最需要护理、治疗和支持的艾滋病毒/艾滋病患者管理不善。目的:评估尼日利亚一家三级医院医护人员对HIV/AIDS患者的态度和行为方法:这是一项在尼日利亚Ido Ekiti联邦教学医院进行的横断面研究。250名医疗保健专业人员被随机选择,参与者在工作场所完成了一份结构良好、自我管理的问卷。从问卷中获得的数据使用SPSS软件版本9进行分析。结果:共有250名医疗保健专业人员参与了这项研究,148名(59.2%)为男性,102名(40.8%)为女性。其中153人(61.2%)工作年龄在0~10岁之间,患病年龄在30~40岁之间。本研究中的大多数医疗保健专业人员(HCP)对HIV/AIDS患者表现出积极的态度和行为。然而,少数HCP对HIV/AIDS患者持负面态度,他们同意HCP不应与HIV患者共用办公室,HIV患者的床位应标记,HCP应允许与HIV患者结婚。结论:医疗保健专业人员应通过对艾滋病毒传播模式、预防、咨询、安全实践指南和PLWHIV权利的有效培训,获得有关艾滋病毒/艾滋病各个方面的最新信息,这将减少对PLWHIV的歧视态度,并改善患者的护理和获得优质医疗服务的机会。
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