Exploring the awareness, perceptions, and behaviors regarding HIV/AIDS among healthcare workers in Sindh, Pakistan
A cross-sectional study
Keywords:
HIV/AIDS, Lady Health worker, self knowledge, attitudes, practicesAbstract
Introduction: Pakistan is among the nations reporting the highest growth in HIV infections globally. Particularly in Sindh province, HIV has reached an alarming stage among vulnerable groups of society and dialysis patients. The primary purpose of this study was to investigate female health professionals' HIV-related knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors in rural Pakistan. A general practitioner (GP) started seeing an unusually rise of cases in young children with HIV (AIDS) infection earlier this year. There is a fault in health care system because the women who hired as female health workers have insufficient knowledge, awareness, and handling of HIV. There poor attitudes, and inappropriate practices related to HIV, are the key variables affecting the proper control of HIV/AIDS spread. Methods: This current quantitative cross-sectional study conducted on Female health workers age range between 18 to 60 years after taking proper training and at least three months of field experience to assess their KAPs on HIV/AIDS. Total 316 LHWs were selected who were fit according to the inclusion criteria. Results: It was found half of the LHWs were Matric passed with 50.9% of them were aware of HIV/AIDS as a viral disease.
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