Systematized HIV/AIDS education for student nurses at the University of Ibadan, Nigeria: Impact on knowledge, attitudes and compliance with universal precautions

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 416-424

  Uwakwe, Charles B U ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOTSWANA   (Botswana)

Author keywords

Attitudes; HIV AIDS; Knowledge; Nigeria; Systematized education; Undergraduate student nurses; Universal precautions; University of Ibadan

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION CONTROL; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NIGERIA; NURSING; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING STUDENT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STATISTICS;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, NURSING, BACCALAUREATE; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; GUIDELINES; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NIGERIA; NURSING EDUCATION RESEARCH; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; STUDENTS, NURSING; UNIVERSAL PRECAUTIONS;

EID: 0034242816     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2648.2000.01492.x     Document Type: Article

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