HIV/AIDS research-action in nursing students
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Background: Knowledge, beliefs and stereotypes about HIV are a challenge for nursing students, and these constitute an important group for a training intervention. Objective of the study: To verify if the training intervention on HIV / AIDS influences the level of knowledge and stereotypes. Methodology: Action research, with a sample of 30 first-year students, training intervention on HIV/AIDS with follow-up after 3 months. A sociodemographic characterization questionnaire and the Stereotypes About AIDS Questionnaire (SAAQ) scale were used to collect data. Results: In the global it turns out that the students have knowledge about the virus. The study shows that after the training intervention there were improvements in knowledge in nine of the 15 dimensions analyzed, with only the dimension “sexuality” being statistically significant (p = 0.015). Conclusions: Nursing students present reasonable levels of knowledge; however, in view of the results, we suggest more training during the undergraduate course.
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