Nursing students’ knowledge and attitudes on sexually transmitted infections prevention at training institution in Namibia

Health SA Gesondheid

 
 
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Title Nursing students’ knowledge and attitudes on sexually transmitted infections prevention at training institution in Namibia
 
Creator Hamunyela, Lonia U. Niikondo, Hileni N. Nakweenda, Monika N.
 
Subject Nursing Education; Sexually Transmitted Infections; Knowledge and Attitudes knowledge; attitudes; sexually transmitted; infections; student nurses.
Description Background: Insufficient knowledge about sexually transmitted infections (STIs) among nursing students can impact patient care and outcomes. To address this, comprehensive STI education is crucial.Aim: This study aimed to assess knowledge and attitudes of nursing students regarding STI prevention and control.Setting: The research was conducted at a nursing training institution in Windhoek, Namibia.Methods: The research employed a cross-sectional design with 73 participants.Results: Outcomes revealed that 63.0% had satisfactory knowledge and 79.5% exhibited positive attitudes. A significant association was noted between knowledge and participants’ sex. Male participants displayed poor knowledge (70%). No significant relationship existed between demographic characteristics and attitudes.Conclusion: The study concluded lower than expected knowledge regarding STIs among nursing students that implicated patients’ care.Contribution: Integrating STI education into nursing curricula can improve students’ competences that enhance patients’ care.
 
Publisher AOSIS Publishing
 
Contributor second-year nursing students, University of Namibia University of Namibia Ethical Committee —
Date 2024-02-16
 
Type info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion — Cross-sectional Study
Format text/html application/epub+zip text/xml application/pdf
Identifier 10.4102/hsag.v29i0.2483
 
Source Health SA Gesondheid; Vol 29 (2024); 8 pages 2071-9736 1025-9848
 
Language eng
 
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Coverage Southern Africa; Namibia;Windhoek 2019-2023; November 2019-July 2023 Sex; Marital status; Age; Religion; Attended STIs prevention and control training; Enrolled nurse before
Rights Copyright (c) 2024 Lonia U. Hamunyela, Hileni N. Niikondo, Monika N. Nakweenda https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
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