Introduction. HIV/AIDS-related stigma occurs in theworld towards people livingwith HIV/AIDS in a different form. Stigma among\nnurses in health care setting is one of the main challenges towards the prevention and management of HIV/AIDS in developing\ncountries. It is one of the main reasons keeping patients from seeking health care service. Therefore assessing the magnitude of\nstigma and associated factors towards people living on HIV/AIDS among nurses is of paramount importance for the quality of\nnursing care as well as service utilization. Methods. An institutional based cross-sectional study was conducted in March 2013.\nPretested and structured questionnaire via self-administration was used in the tool of HIV/AIDS Stigma Instrument-Nurse (HASIN).\nData were entered using EPI info version 3.5.3 and transferred to SPSS version 20 for further analysis. Descriptive statistics were\nconducted to summarize the sample characteristics. A backward stepwise logistic regression model was fitted and adjusted odds\nratio with 95% confidence interval was calculated to identify associated factors. Results. A total of 386 nurses participated yielding\na response rate of 97.2%. Nearly two-thirds (64.5%) of them have shown stigma towards people living with HIV/AIDS in the health\ninstitution. Qualification level of diploma or certificate, lack of training, experiences of <06 years, lowHIVpatient caseload seen in\nthe last six months, and the absence of guidelines/protocols about HIV/AIDS in their health institution were associated factors for\nstigma. Conclusions.The findings of this research showed high magnitude of stigma towards people living with HIV/AIDS among\nnurses. For stigma to be decreased nurses need to update their knowledge through training and experience sharing with senior staff.\nAnd it is crucial that the EthiopianMinistry of Health, Amhara Regional Health Bureau, and the two hospitals work for decreasing\nstigma by creating educational development, ensuring accessibility of guidelines about HIV/AIDS, and providing access to training.
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