%0 Journal Article %T Nurses perceptions about their behavioural counselling for HIV/AIDS, STIs and TB in eThekwini Municipality clinics KwAZulu-Natal, South Africa %A Margaret N. Mntlangula %A Myra Taylor %A Nelisiwe Khuzwayo %J - %D 2017 %X Background: HIV and AIDS, sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and tuberculosis (TB) are common co-infections in South Africa, and constitute major public health problems. Nurses have frequent contact with HIV positive and TB co-infected patients, their counselling behaviour being influenced by knowledge about counselling as well as their beliefs, attitudes and perceptions about barriers to counselling. %K The purpose of the survey was to assess the knowledge %K attitude and beliefs of nurses about behavioural counselling for HIV and AIDS %K STIs and TB (HAST) in three areas of the eThekwini Municipality. %U https://www.ajol.info/index.php/hsa/article/view/153960