종합병원 간호사들의 에이즈에 대한 지식과 태도 조사

Nurses" Knowledge and Attitudes toward AIDS

  Purpose: Currently the best and the only reliable strategy to AIDS pandemic is prevention. Method: Considering nurses as a potential risk group, this study examined their knowledge and attitudes toward AIDS. In this study, a self-report questionnaire was administered to 235 nurses from two hospitals in Ulsan city. Results: Findings indicated that nurses did not have enough knowledge on AIDS. Grand mean score of correct responses on knowledge was 15.63 out 24 which meant 65.12% of correct answer from the total. Only 3% of nurses reported that they have sufficient knowledge on AIDS. To the questions on attitudes towards AIDS patients, most nurses showed positive attitudes. However, they tend to view AIDS patients should have social responsibility for their illness(76.6%) and 44.3% of nurses felt the necessity of quarantine of AIDS patients. Interestingly, they showed sympathetic attitudes to the question if their family members or friends were AIDS patients, how they would behave. 76.2% of the respondents felt that they personally were not at risk. Conclusion: The study findings suggest a need for reinforcement of AIDS educational for nurses.