Poor level of knowledge on elderly care despite positive attitude among nursing students in Zanzibar Island: findings from a cross-sectional study.

Muhsin, Arafa A.; Munyogwa, Mariam J.; Kibusi, Stephen M.; Seif, Saada A.

dc.creator	Muhsin, Arafa A.
dc.creator	Munyogwa, Mariam J.
dc.creator	Kibusi, Stephen M.
dc.creator	Seif, Saada A.
dc.date	2021-05-11T08:45:01Z
dc.date	2021-05-11T08:45:01Z
dc.date	2020
dc.date.accessioned	2022-10-20T12:01:04Z
dc.date.available	2022-10-20T12:01:04Z
dc.identifier	Muhsin, A. A., Munyogwa, M. J., Kibusi, S. M., & Seif, S. A. (2020). Poor level of knowledge on elderly care despite positive attitude among nursing students in Zanzibar Island: findings from a cross-sectional study. BMC Nursing, 19(1).
dc.identifier	DOI:doi.org/10.1186/s12912-020-00488-w
dc.identifier	http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12661/3012
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12661/3012
dc.description	Full text article. Also available at:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12912-020-00488-w
dc.description	It is estimated by the year 2050, 80% of the global elderly population will be from the low-and middle income countries. Elderly care requires health workers with skills associated with an understanding of the biological, psychological, social and cultural theories related to aging. Nurses with better knowledge, skills and positive attitudes towards elderly care are highly needed and critically important for better healthcare and wellbeing of the elderly population. Therefore the objective of this study was to assess the level of knowledge and attitude of nursing students towards elderly care in Zanzibar Island. A cross-sectional study was conducted in Zanzibar involving three out of five nursing training institutions. Participants were selected by systematic random sampling. Facts on Aging Quiz 2 and Kogan’s Attitudes Toward Old People scale were used to assess the level of knowledge and attitude towards elderly care among the students respectively. Simple and multivariable logistic regressions were applied to determine the predictors of knowledge and attitude among the participants. A total of 393 students participated in this study. Only 17% (69) of the participants had good level of knowledge and about 67.9% (267) had positive attitude towards elderly care. Living in an extended family and with an elderly person at home were both associated with good level of knowledge and positive attitude towards elderly care. Furthermore, living in a rural area (adjusted odds ratio = 2.23; 95% confidence interval: 1.22, 4.10) and studying at public institution (adjusted odds ratio = 2.59; 95% confidence interval: 1.41, 4.63) were associated with positive attitude towards elderly care. This study has shown that the majority of nursing students in Zanzibar have positive attitude but poor level of knowledge towards elderly care. The current findings have demonstrated that past experience with an elderly person can help in influencing good knowledge and shaping positive attitudes towards elderly care. Low level of knowledge shown in the study suggests for further research on adequacy of nursing curriculum and/or its implementation.
dc.language	en
dc.publisher	BioMed Central
dc.subject	Elderly care
dc.subject	Nursing students
dc.subject	Nursing knowledge
dc.subject	Nursing attitudes
dc.subject	Zanzibar Island
dc.subject	Health workers
dc.subject	Healthcare system
dc.title	Poor level of knowledge on elderly care despite positive attitude among nursing students in Zanzibar Island: findings from a cross-sectional study.
dc.type	Article