Attitudes of Health Records Officers Towards HIV/AIDS Patient Care in University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital (UPTH) Rivers State, Nigeria

Abstract

This study investigated the attitudes of health records officers towards HIV/AIDS patient care at the University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital (UPTH), Rivers State, Nigeria, with the aim of identifying the factors propelling their attitudes. A survey research design was adopted. A sample size of 80 was used for the study purposively. Out of the 80 copies of the questionnaire, 63 copies (79%) were properly returned. The data were analysed using descriptive statistics. Results showed that lack of motivation (61, 96.8%) and lack of standard working tools (60, 95.2%) were the leading factors for poor attitudes of health records officers towards HIV/AIDS patient care in UPTH. Findings also showed poor quality of patient care management (62, 98.4%), poor provider-patient relationship (60, 95.2%), poor referral management (59, 93.7%) and inaccurate health information sharing (58, 92.1%) as effects of health records officers' poor attitudes towards HIV/AIDS patient care in UPTH. The study recommended employee training and retraining, supply of suitable infrastructure and tools by the management of UPTH.