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Knowledge and Attitudes of Nursing Technical Secondary Schools’ Students toward Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (Aids) in El-Mansoura City

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Last updated: 04 Jan 2025

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Background: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) epidemic has become one of the most important public health problems in recent times, and a serious health issue all over the world, particularly in low- and middle-income countries, which continues to grow. Aim: aim of study: the present study aimed to assess Knowledge and Attitudes of Nursing Technical Secondary Schools'Students toward Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) in EL-Mansoura city.Subject and Methods :A descriptive research design was utilized to conduct this study. The study Sample wascarried on 255 students in the technical secondary schools of nursing in EL-Mansoura city. The data were collected using two tools: first tool was Structured Questionnaire Sheet which was composed of two parts: part one was Socio- demographic data sheet, part two was nursing students' Knowledge assessment and the 2nd tool was Attitudes Scale. Results: of this study showed that, nursing students' knowledge level was satisfied (i.e. ≥60%) in 62.0% of them. The majority of the studied nursing students had positive attitudes (i.e. 60 - 100%) toward HIV/AIDS patients in 96.1% of them. An inverse correlation was observed between level of knowledge and attitude of the studied nursing students.Conclusion: The conclusion of this studywas more than half of the nursing students had satisfied knowledge and the majority of them had positive attitudes toward HIV/AIDS.Recommendtions : The study recommendedthat updating knowledge of nursing students toward HIV/AIDS through talks/discussion organized by nursing schools and participation of nursing schools' students in national campaigns for HIV/AIDS awareness. To improve nursing students' willingness to care for people living with HIV/AIDS, particular emphasis should be placed on the training of nursing students as skilled nursing staff with positive attitudes towards people living with HIV/AIDS.

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10.21608/pssjn.2019.32323

Keywords

Knowledge, Attitude, Nursing students, HIV, AIDS

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Hala

Last Name

Fouad

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Family and Community Health Nursing , Faculty of Nursing, Port Said University

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hala_kram@yahoo.com

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3

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1

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5472

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2016-06-01

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2019-05-20

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2016-06-01

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138

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160

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2356-8658

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2682-3241

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Port Said Scientific Journal of Nursing

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Knowledge and Attitudes of Nursing Technical Secondary Schools’ Students toward Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (Aids) in El-Mansoura City

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22 Jan 2023