Attitudes of physiotherapists in Botswana to treating people living with HIV/AIDS
South African Journal of Physiotherapy
| Field | Value | |
| Title | Attitudes of physiotherapists in Botswana to treating people living with HIV/AIDS | |
| Creator | Kambole, M. Struthers, P. | |
| Description | Physiotherapists are increasingly treating people living with HIV /AIDS.However, there is little information reported on either their attitudes when providingtreatment to people with HIV /AIDS, or what facilitates positive attitudes. This studyaimed to determine the attitudes of physiotherapists in Botswana towards treating people living with HIV /AIDS. A qualitative approach was used with a purposive sample of 10 physiotherapists working in hospitals and private clinics in Gaborone and Ramotswa. In-depth interviews were conducted with individual physiotherapists, utilising an interview guide in. The results indicated that most physiotherapists had a positive attitude towards treating people living with HIV /AIDS. The positive attitude was associated with interrelated factors including their experiencewith people living with HIV /A IDS (PLW HA ); knowledge of HIV /AIDS; job satisfaction; and a belief in a duty to treatall. A few physiotherapists had a negative attitude which was related to being judgmental and to a fear of acquiring HIVthrough occupational infection. | |
| Publisher | AOSIS | |
| Date | 2009-02-19 | |
| Identifier | 10.4102/sajp.v65i2.81 | |
| Source | South African Journal of Physiotherapy; Vol 65, No 2 (2009); 13-16 2410-8219 0379-6175 | |
| Language | eng | |
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