Spanish Nursing Students’ Attitudes toward People Living with HIV/Aids
A Cross-Sectional Survey
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15460508 |
|---|---|
| Authors | María Adelaida Álvarez‐Serrano (0000-0001-6779-806X, Universidad de Granada), Encarnación Martínez-García (0000-0003-0372-7072, Universidad de Granada), Adelina Martín‐Salvador (0000-0002-3852-9861, Universidad de Granada, corresponding author), María Gázquez‐López (0000-0001-7628-0879, Universidad de Granada, corresponding author), María Dolores Pozo-Cano (0000-0002-3091-7077, Universidad de Granada), Rafael A Caparros-Gonzalez (0000-0002-0565-1123, Universidad de Granada), María Ángeles Pérez‐Morente (Universidad de Jaén) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 17 |
| Issue | 22 |
| Pages | 8672-8672 |
| Publication date | 2020-11-22 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601 |
| Publisher | Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH) |
| DOI | 10.3390/ijerph17228672 |
| PMID | 33266437 |
| OpenAlex | W3109891127 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 3 |
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection is still a public health issue. Human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immune deficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS) creates, in society, stigmatizing attitudes, fear, and discrimination against infected people; even health professionals do not feel trained enough to adequately take care of these patients, which affects the quality of care provided to such patients. The purpose of this study was to explore nursing students' attitudes and other related factors toward people with HIV/AIDS, as well as their evolution in subsequent academic years. A cross-sectional study was performed with students in four academic years from four Spanish health sciences institutions ( n = 384). Data were collected voluntarily and on an anonymous basis, utilizing the "Nursing students' attitudes toward AIDS" (EASE) validated scale. The students' attitudes toward people with HIV/AIDS were relatively positive, with a total mean EASE value of 85.25 ± 9.80. Statistically significant differences were observed according to the academic year ( p = 0.041), in 4 out of 21 items of the scale and among students with no religious beliefs. By adjusting every variable, only the weak association with religion was maintained ( p = 0.045)
Cross-sectional study · Family medicine · Health care · Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV · Public health · Scale (ratio · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health · HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk · HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions · Medicine · Nursing · Psychology · Gerontology
| Citations per year | 0.2 |
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| Citation span | 2021 - 2021 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |