Knowledge about HIV infection, transmission, diagnostic methods and its treatment among the students of a nursing and a Physiotherapy Colleges in Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh, India

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dc.contributor.authorBamboriya, BLen_US
dc.contributor.authorMarothi, Yogyataen_US
dc.contributor.authorRawat, Mehaen_US
dc.contributor.authorSharma, Meghaen_US
dc.date.accessioned2020-04-09T07:41:24Z
dc.date.available2020-04-09T07:41:24Z
dc.date.issued2019-01
dc.description.abstractBackground: Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) impairs the host's immune system until it reaches the terminal stage; Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS). India has the third largest HIV epidemic in the world. Although healthcare workers (HCWs) can play a crucial role in prevention and control of HIV/AIDS, least attention is given to assess their knowledge and attitude on the topic.Methods: A prospective, cross sectional study was conducted (January 2014 and April 2015) to assess the knowledge of HIV/AIDS among students of a nursing and a physiotherapy college in Ujjain district of central India. All enrolled students were invited to participate, of those 98% participated voluntarily (nursing-120/120 and physiotherapy-56/60).Results: More than half of the participants were not aware that HIV is an infection causing virus and AIDS is a spectrum of conditions or a syndrome. The majority of the participants had poor knowledge about the available diagnostic tests and curative treatment of the infection. The study also reflected the participant’s belief in common myths and misconceptions. Physical contacts with intact skin during patient care and social interaction with a person living with HIV were considered as risk factors for infection transmission. More than 60% participants admitted for their inadequate knowledge and majority (>90%) were willing to participate in a training workshop on the topic.Conclusions: Extremely poor knowledge about the infection’s epidemiology, mode of transmission, diagnostics among the future HCWs might be a rick for discrimination. Discrimination-free healthcare, a prerequisite to end the epidemic, could be achieved by addressing the myths and misconceptions among the future and present HCWsen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsDepartment of Medicine, R. D. Gardi Medical College, Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsDepartment of Microbiology, R. D. Gardi Medical College, Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsDepartment of Community Health Nursing, R. D. Gardi College of Nursing, Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsDepartment of Pharmacology, R. D. Gardi Medical College, Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsGlobal Health- Health Systems and Policy: Medicines, focusing Antibiotics, Department of Public Health Sciences, Karolinska Institutet, Swedenen_US
dc.identifier.citationBamboriya BL, Marothi Yogyata, Rawat Meha, Sharma Megha. Knowledge about HIV infection, transmission, diagnostic methods and its treatment among the students of a nursing and a Physiotherapy Colleges in Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh, India. International Journal of Advances in Medicine. 2019 Jan; 6(1): 30-34en_US
dc.identifier.issn2349-3925
dc.identifier.issn2349-3933
dc.identifier.placeIndiaen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/194208
dc.languageenen_US
dc.publisherMedip Academyen_US
dc.relation.issuenumber1en_US
dc.relation.volume6en_US
dc.source.urihttps://dx.doi.org/10.18203/2349-3933.ijam20190105en_US
dc.subjectCentral Indiaen_US
dc.subjectHIV/AIDS epidemiologyen_US
dc.subjectKnowledge assessment of healthcare studentsen_US
dc.subjectNursing and physiotherapy curriculumen_US
dc.subjectTransmission of HIV infectionen_US
dc.titleKnowledge about HIV infection, transmission, diagnostic methods and its treatment among the students of a nursing and a Physiotherapy Colleges in Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh, Indiaen_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
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