HIV and AIDS awareness: an evaluation of a short training programme for midwives

Bennett, Clare ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5144-3894 and Weale, Alan 1997. HIV and AIDS awareness: an evaluation of a short training programme for midwives. Journal of Advanced Nursing 26 (2) , pp. 273-282. 10.1046/j.1365-2648.1997.1997026273.x

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Abstract

In response to a Department of Health, England, circular encouraging policies of named voluntary antenatal HIV antibody testing, one West Midlands health authority in England introduced a policy of raising the issue proactively at the first antenatal attendance. In order to facilitate this policy a short staff education programme was provided for midwives. This paper reports on part of a study which aimed to evaluate the impact of the HIV awareness training programme. A sample of midwives (n= 65) was randomly selected for inclusion in the study. Thirty‐three had attended training and 32 had not. Data were collected using a self‐administered questionnaire exploring knowledge of aetiology of HIV/AIDS, knowledge of transmission, knowledge of obstetric and paediatric HIV, attitudes to HIV, issues related to antenatal HIV antibody testing and opinions about the HIV awareness training programme. Results indicated no significant difference in levels of knowledge or in attitude between those who had attended the training programme and those who had not. Similarly, no significant difference was found in terms of how midwives would react to women requesting HIV antibody testing. Many of the results contradict the current literature and as a conclusion it is suggested that there is a need to review HIV‐related training for midwives.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Healthcare Sciences
Publisher:	Wiley
ISSN:	0309-2402
Date of Acceptance:	17 July 1996
Last Modified:	13 Jan 2023 02:21
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/110988

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