%0 Journal Article
%T Online course on vaccinating people with HIV/AIDS - effectiveness in the knowledge of nursing professionals.
%A Gerin L
%A Gir E
%A Neves LAS
%A Passos LMR
%A Kfouri RÁ
%A Reis RK
%J Rev Lat Am Enfermagem
%V 32
%N 0
%D 2024
%M 39140564
暂无%R 10.1590/1518-8345.7004.4278
%X <B>OBJECTIVE: </B>analyzing the effectiveness of an educational intervention on the knowledge of nursing professionals regarding the immunization of people with the human immunodeficiency virus.<BR><B>METHODS: </B>a quasi-experimental study evaluated professionals' knowledge through a knowledge test applied before and after the development of an online training course. The data was analyzed using frequency, median, mean, standard deviation, and association tests.<BR><B>RESULTS: </B>the sample consisted of 77 nursing professionals whose mean age was 43.2 years (SD+/-8.2). More than half of the individuals worked in basic health units (58.4%), 22.1% worked in specialized services that provide clinical monitoring for people with the human immunodeficiency virus, and 42 (54.5%) were nursing assistants or technicians. The professionals' performance improved after the intervention, with an increase in the median number of correct answers from 23.0 to 27.0 (p<0.001).<BR><B>CONCLUSIONS: </B>offering an online training course on the immunization of people with the human immunodeficiency virus, as a continuing education activity, proved to be effective in improving nursing professionals' knowledge on this subject.<BR><B>CONCLUSIONS: </B>(1) Services do not evaluate the vaccination status of people living with HIV.(2) The knowledge of health professionals may influence vaccination rates.(3) Health professionals' knowledge of immunization may be insufficient.