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KMID : 0379719980120020201
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Journal of Korean Community Health Nursing Academic Society
1998 Volume.12 No. 2 p.201 ~ p.220
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A Study on knowledge and attitude of college nursing students to patient with HIV/AIDS
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Abstract
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Given the gloval impact of the AIDS pandemic, it is necessary to take every measure to prevent an epidemic this disease in Korea. Health care givers, especially nurses, have the primary responsibility of AIDS prevention and providing comfort care of those patient with HIV/ AIDS.
In spite of this responsibility, many nurses are afraid of AIDS patients and refuse to care the patient with HIV /AIDS because they have a little information of AIDS and a fear of HIV infection from AIDS patient at worksite.
The purpose of this descriptive study was (1) to examine nursing students´ knowledge and attitude to AIDS patient, (2) to identify demographic variables influencing knowledge and attitude to AIDS patient. and (3) to examine correlation between knowledge and attitude. The subject of this study was 162 nursing students.
The findings of this study can be summarized as follows.
1) The mean overall knowledge score was estimated to be 61.33 of 101. especially the mean score of transmission route according to sexual behavior was estimated to be 3.03 of 7.
2) The mean attitude score was estimated to be 32.37 of 45.
3) The total knowledge score of AIDS was influenced by these two factors; the experience of AIDS education class and religion.
In the end, the study concludes that it is necessary to develop comprehensive AIDS education programs to improve knowledge about the disease as well as to allay the fears and anxiety of the nurses.
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