Research Article
Occupational Exposure to HIV: Perceptions and Preventive Practices of Indian Nursing Students
Table 1
Correct knowledge of HIV transmission and attitudes of nursing students according to their perceived risk of exposure to HIV in nursing profession.
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Study variable | Perceived risk of exposure to HIV | value | High
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| | Correct knowledge of HIV transmission | | | | | | Blood | 71 (98.6) | 31 (100) | 102 (99) | 0.509 | | Semen/vaginal secretion | 48 (66.7) | 24 (77.4) | 72 (69.9) | 0.257 | | Cerebrospinal fluid | 31 (43.1) | 16 (51.6) | 47 (45.6) | 0.423 | | Breast milk | 29 (40.3) | 20 (64.5) | 59 (57.3) | | | Urine* | 64 (88.9) | 26 (83.9) | 90 (87.4) | 0.483 | | Feces* | 65 (90.3) | 27 (87.1) | 92 (89.3) | 0.631 | | Sweat/tears* | 65 (90.3) | 26 (83.9) | 91 (88.3) | 0.352 | | Saliva* | 42 (58.3) | 13 (41.9) | 55 (53.4) | 0.126 | | Mosquito bite* | 69 (95.8) | 30 (96.8) | 99 (96.1) | 0.818 | | Attitudes of nursing students (response: I agree) | | | | | | All inpatients should be tested for HIV | 69 (95.8) | 31 (100) | 100 (97.1) | 0.250 | | Universal precautions are to be applied for all patients | 71 (98.6) | 31 (100) | 102 (99) | 0.502 | | Self-protection is more important than confidentiality of HIV status of the patient | 59 (81.9) | 25 (80.6) | 84 (81.6) | 0.872 | | HIV positive nurse should discontinue nursing job | 26 (36.1) | 14 (45.2) | 40 (38.8) | 0.39 | | All nurses should be tested for HIV | 67 (93.1) | 30 (96.8) | 97 (94.2) | 0.46 | | Willing to get my HIV test done | 63 (87.5) | 27 (87.1) | 90 (87.4) | 0.952 |
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not a potential source/route of HIV transmission was considered as correct response.
Significant ().
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