Department of Nursing and Public Health, University of Namibia, Southern Campus, Keetmanshoop, Namibia
Research Article
Knowledge and Attitudes of Nursing Students Regarding the Use of HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) at Southern Campus, Keetmanshoop, Namibia
Author(s): Johanna Shilula, Emmanuel Magesa* and Helaria Namugongo
Background: Despite the availability of PrEP to stop the spread of the HIV virus, 1.5 million people worldwide contracted the disease in 2020. Namibia has a target of enrolling 16, 017 individuals by the end of 2022, However, the country has only been able to enroll 4,702 individuals on PrEP until October 2022.
Objectives: The main objective of the study is to assess the knowledge and attitudes of the Southern campus nursing students regarding the use of Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP).
Method: The study employed a quantitative descriptive cross-sectional study design. Sample size of 63 respondents was calculated using Rasoft® sample size calculator software. Respondents were randomly selected. To analyse the data, statistical software known as Epi info version 24 was used.
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DOI:
10.35248/JHAR.25.7(1).001
