The study evaluated the impact of an HIV/AIDS training program among nurses working at BPKIHS hospital in Nepal. 30 nurses were surveyed before and after a 2-week, 3-day education intervention using questionnaires. The training significantly increased nurses' knowledge of HIV/AIDS symptoms, antiretroviral therapy, post-exposure prophylaxis, and services available at BPKIHS like voluntary counseling and testing, prevention of mother-to-child transmission, and preparation to care for people living with HIV/AIDS. The nurses reported that the training was very useful. The study concludes that the HIV/AIDS training program was effective in improving nurses' knowledge and attitudes, and should be continued for all nurses in the future

1. Impact of Training Programme on Care of the People Living with
HIV/AIDS among the Nurses Working in BPKIHS
Mehta RS*1, Karki P*2, Rijal S*3
B. P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Nepal
Abstract:
HIV/AIDS has to be proven the largest and the most challenging epidemic ever. Its cure is as far as
it was 20 yrs ago. There is currently no cure to HIV infection, viable vaccines, candidates are years
away, yet the development of Anti Retroviral Drugs (ART) therapy has brought a new hope. In
poorer parts of the world precisely the region where HIV/AIDS has spread more rapidly, this
transformation has not yet happened. Of the 6 million people who currently needed ART treatment
in developing countries, fewer than 8% are receiving it. Without rapid access to properly managed
treatment these millions of people will die.
The main objective of this study was to evaluate the impact of HIV/AIDS training Programme
among the nurses working in BPKIHS. The quasi-experimental single group pre-test post-test
research design was used to carry out the study among the nurses working in medical-surgical and
pediatric nursing department. Using stratified random sampling method wards were selected and
30 Nurses were selected from the selected wards based on population proportionate random
sampling method out of 120 nurses. The data collected using pre-tested questionnaire twice i.e.
before and after two weeks of three days education intervention and the collected data was
analyzed using SPSS 11.5 software package. The study was conducted in the month of October
2006.
There is maximum increase in the knowledge related to symptoms of HIV/AIDS, ART (+56.7%),
PEP (+ 63.3%), and services available at BPKIHS i.e. VCT (+80%), PMTCT (+76.6%), HIV test
(+40%), and level of preparation to care the PLWHA (+49.15%). There is increase in the response
related to positive attitude of nurses in post-test. All the nurses reported training programme was
very useful.
Based on the study, we conclude that the training programme conducted was very effective and
useful for nurses and it should be continue in future and arrange for all the nurses.
Note:
*1 Ram Sharan Mehta, Assistant Professor, Medical-Surgical Nursing Department, College of
Nursing, Email: ramsharanmehta@yahoo.com, *2 Prof. Dr. Prahlad Karki, HoD, Department of
Medicine, Co-ordinator, Asia Link Project, *3 Prof. Dr. Suman Rijal, In-charge, Infectious and
Tropical Disease Unit, Department of Medicine, Project Expert, Asia Link Project. B. P. Koirala
Institute of Health Sciences, Dharan, Sunsari, Nepal. Web site: www.bpkihs.edu