Nurses’ knowledge of tuberculosis, HIV, and integrated HIV/TB care policies in rural Western Cape, South Africa

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dc.contributor.authorPhetlhu, Deliwe Rene
dc.contributor.authorBimerew, Million
dc.contributor.authorMarie-Modeste, Regis R.
dc.contributor.authorNaidoo, Mogasweri
dc.contributor.authorIgumbor, Jude
dc.date.accessioned2019-10-07T08:19:08Z
dc.date.available2019-10-07T08:19:08Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.description.abstractHIV and tuberculosis (TB) co-infection remain the leading causes of mortality in many developing countries. Several policies for their prevention and management exist; however, progress to meet the World Health Organization’s indicators is slow. As nurses in rural areas are the main health care professionals responsible for the implementation of policies, questions arose about nursing knowledge regarding TB and HIV policies. A concurrent mixed method research approach was used to investigate this issue in a rural area of the Western Cape in South Africa. After a two-step sampling process, data were collected through 44 questionnaires and 12 interviews. We used descriptive and inferential statistics as well as content analysis methods. We found that most of the nurses had insufficient knowledge on certain aspects of policy guidelines that included medications, intensive case findings, and management of multidrug-resistant TB. It is recommended that training be intensified to improve implementation of policies.en_US
dc.identifier.citationPhetlhu, D.R., Bimerew, M., Marie-Modeste, R.R., Naidoo, M. & Igumbor, J. (2018). Nurses’ knowledge of tuberculosis, HIV, and integrated HIV/TB care policies in rural Western Cape, South Africa. Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care, 29(6), 876-886. DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jana.2018.05.008en_US
dc.identifier.issn1055-3290
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.jana.2018.05.008
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10566/4972
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherElsevieren_US
dc.subjectHealth policiesen_US
dc.subjectHIVen_US
dc.subjectTuberculosisen_US
dc.subjectRuralen_US
dc.subjectSouth Africaen_US
dc.titleNurses’ knowledge of tuberculosis, HIV, and integrated HIV/TB care policies in rural Western Cape, South Africaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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