Percepción y actitudes de internos de enfermería en la calidad de atención de pacientes con vih/sida.

Abstract

Perception is the interpretation of information about the degree to which services provide health care, through the altruistic, competitive or aggressive attitude demonstrated by inmates towards patients with HIV / AIDS. In 2023 there were 4 million people with HIV in the Americas, 2.7 million lived in Latin America and the Caribbean, people dying from AIDS has decreased from 42 thousand in 2010 to 30 thousand in 2023. The perception and attitudes that Nursing interns have towards patients with HIV / AIDS influences the quality of the service provided, such as: knowledge of HIV / AIDS, personal beliefs, stigma associated with HIV, previous experiences in the hospital field. Objective: To describe the perception and attitudes of nursing interns in the care of patients with HIV / AIDS at the General Hospital 'Teófilo Dávila. Methodology: quantitative research, descriptive study. Study design: observational, non-experimental cross-sectional. The sample consisted of 80 nursing inmates at Machala Hospital. Results: Perceptions of care for patients with HIV were associated with stigma and discrimination, while attitudes toward patients with HIV/AIDS were positive, and the quality of care they perceived was adequate. Conclusion: Nursing Interns' perceptions are important. Labeling patients will be prevented, and attitudes will be demonstrated through their relationship with the perceived quality of health care, especially among people living with HIV.