1. Online course on vaccinating people with HIV/AIDS - effectiveness in the knowledge of nursing professionals.
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Gerin L, Gir E, Neves LAS, Passos LMR, Kfouri RÁ, and Reis RK
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- Humans, Adult, Female, Male, Middle Aged, Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice, Education, Distance methods, Clinical Competence, Education, Nursing, Nursing, Education, Nursing, Continuing, HIV Infections nursing, HIV Infections prevention & control, Vaccination, Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome nursing, Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome prevention & control
- Abstract
Objective: analyzing the effectiveness of an educational intervention on the knowledge of nursing professionals regarding the immunization of people with the human immunodeficiency virus., Method: a quasi-experimental study evaluated professionals' knowledge through a knowledge test applied before and after the development of an online training course. The data was analyzed using frequency, median, mean, standard deviation, and association tests., Results: the sample consisted of 77 nursing professionals whose mean age was 43.2 years (SD+/-8.2). More than half of the individuals worked in basic health units (58.4%), 22.1% worked in specialized services that provide clinical monitoring for people with the human immunodeficiency virus, and 42 (54.5%) were nursing assistants or technicians. The professionals' performance improved after the intervention, with an increase in the median number of correct answers from 23.0 to 27.0 (p<0.001)., Conclusion: offering an online training course on the immunization of people with the human immunodeficiency virus, as a continuing education activity, proved to be effective in improving nursing professionals' knowledge on this subject., Highlights: (1) Services do not evaluate the vaccination status of people living with HIV.(2) The knowledge of health professionals may influence vaccination rates.(3) Health professionals' knowledge of immunization may be insufficient.
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- 2024
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