Original Research
Nurses perceptions about their behavioural counselling for HIV/AIDS, STIs and TB in eThekwini Municipality clinics KwAZulu-Natal, South Africa
Submitted: 10 October 2017 | Published: 10 October 2017
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Margaret N. Mntlangula, School of Nursing and Public Health, Discipline of Public Health Medicine, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South AfricaNelisiwe Khuzwayo, School of Nursing and Public Health, Discipline of Rural Health, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Myra Taylor, School of Nursing and Public Health, Discipline of Public Health Medicine, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
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Purpose: The purpose of the survey was to assess the knowledge, attitude and beliefs of nurses about behavioural counselling for HIV and AIDS, STIs and TB (HAST) in three areas of the eThekwini Municipality.
Results: This was a quantitative descriptive cross sectional study, with stratified sampling being used to select 87 nurses from 24 PHC facilities who completed self-administered questionnaires. The most significant factors associated with the knowledge, attitude and beliefs of nurses about counselling behaviour were their age and level of education. Nurses were well informed about counselling behaviour (mean scores 4.1/5). However, the potential barriers to implementing effective counselling behaviour included their negative perceptions about counselling in HAST.
Conclusion: There is an urgent need for further studies to explore barriers to counselling behaviour and how these can be addressed by the nurses and their managers.
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