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HIV/AIDS is a global pandemic with greatest burden in sub-Saharan African including Nigeria which could be accounted for by wrong perception and poor care given to those with the disease. This is worrisome because poor perception today will result to poor care and patient’s management outcome. This study was therefore aimed at perception of clinical students towards the care of HIV positive patients in tertiary hospitals, Bayelsa State, since they will eventually get into the work force and practice what they have been used to and this has serious implication on outcome of care and interventions on the patients. A descriptive cross sectional survey design involving questionnaires was used to obtain data from respondents over a period of 1month. The target population consists of all clinical students in nursing, medicine and medical laboratory science. Purposive sampling technique was used to obtain a total of one hundred and twenty students who gave consent for the study. Data obtained were analyzed using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) windows version 20. Result indicates that almost all the students (89.2%) showed positive perception in care of HIV/AIDS patients while few students (10.8%) expressed negative perception in care of HIV/AIDS patients. Also, at P < 0.05, Chi-square (X) = 12.437, Df= 1 and P-value = 0.000, there was a statistical significant relationship between clinical students’ perception and willingness to care for HIV/AIDS patients. Factors such as fear of contacting the infection, lack of facilities, lack of a definitive cure, lack of empathy and stigma associated with the disease were reported to influence perception of care of clinical students on HIV/AIDS patients. The need to promote positive perception on HIV/AIDS patient care becomes important.

Clinical Students Perception towards the Care of HIV Positive Patients in Tertiary Hospitals, Bayelsa State, Nigeria