HIV/AIDS Care: Minding the Midwifery Education Gap

Yusrita Zolkefli

Abstract


This letter is in response to the article “Assessment knowledge, attitude, and willingness to care for patients with HIV/AIDS among midwifery students of selected universities in Iran in 2020,” published in your esteemed journal.[1] The study examines midwifery students’ HIV‑AIDS care readiness. Although the authors suggest that student’s attitude is appropriate, it is not entirely positive. How can educators improve this? Three potential considerations will be outlined.


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Mokhtari F, Kamranpour B, Shakiba M, Akhavanamjadi M, Goli M, Pourmohsen M. Assessment knowledge, attitude, and willingness to care for patients with HIV/AIDS among midwifery students of selected universities in Iran in 2020. Iran J Nurs Midwifery Res 2023;28:326‑31.

Aleebrahim F, Nasirian M, Ramezani A. Nurses’ and midwives’ job satisfaction and stigmatising attitudes towards HIV/AIDS in Yazd City, Iran, in 2020. HIV AIDS Rev 2023;22:160‑7.

Yuvaraj A, Mahendra VS, Chakrapani V, Yunihastuti E, Santella AJ, Ranauta A, et al. HIV and stigma in the healthcare setting. Oral Dis 2020;26:103‑11.


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