KNOWLEDGE OF HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS ON HIV/AIDS SURVEILLANCE IN TERTIARY HEALTH INSTITUTIONS, NORTH-EAST, NIGERIA

V. E. Unegbu, G. N. Babale

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The study surveyed knowledge of healthcare providers on HIV/AIDS core, incidence, behavioral and enhanced perinatal surveillance data in tertiary health institutions in North-East, Nigeria. Survey design was used in the study. A total of 382 healthcare providers were proportionately selected out of a population   of 5,050 from the whole 9 tertiary health institutions in the North-East. A self-structured and validated questionnaire was used for data collection. Data analysis involves the use of mean and standard deviation. The study revealed a low understanding of healthcare providers on HIV/AIDS core, incidence, behavioural and enhanced perinatal surveillance data with a mean = 2.69, SD = 0.889 while a high score level on their  understanding of health information management standard and policy practices was revealed with a mean = 4.69, SD = 0.228. The study underscores the need for regular training of healthcare providers to understand the importance of integrating the components of HIV/AIDS core, incidence, behavioural and enhanced perinatal surveillance data in the tertiary health institutions in North-East, Nigeria. It was recommended that the management of 9 tertiary health institutions in the North-East, should appreciate the understanding of health information management education practice by healthcare providers which in turn enhance the integration of HIV/AIDS core, incidence, behavioural and enhanced perinatal surveillance data through sorting, categorizing and classifying of the disease by type.


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knowledge of healthcare providers, HIV/AIDS, Core Surveillance Data, Incidence Surveillance Data, HIV/AIDS Behavioural Surveillance Data.

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