Differences in Knowledge, Attitude, and Behavior towards HIV/AIDS and Sexually Transmitted Infections between Sexually Active Foreign and Chinese Medical Students
Table 3
Attitude and behavior of medical students towards people infected with HIV/AIDS.
Chinese students
Foreign students
value
Avoidance of condom usage between partners
After HIV testing of both partners
126 (45.49)
56 (35.67)
16.27
0.001
After mutual decision without HIV testing
47 (16.97)
36 (22.93)
After marriage
63 (22.74)
22 (14.01)
Always been used
41 (14.8)
43 (27.39)
HIV/AIDS infection and ethnicity or culture
210 (75.81)
93 (59.24)
13.07
0.0003
Relationship between the development and the increase of HIV in China
1 (1-2)
2 (2-3)
7.54
<0.0001
Yes
145 (52.35)
35 (22.29)
Possible
98 (35.38)
57 (36.31)
Probably
22 (7.94)
32 (20.38)
Little/unlikely
5 (1.81)
20 (12.74)
No
7 (2.53)
13 (8.28)
Attitude of students vis-à-vis of friend/classmate infected of HIV/AIDS
Inform university
29 (10.47)
10 (6.37)
57.21
<0.0001
keep far away from him/her
80 (28.88)
12 (7.64)
Assist him/her if needed
154 (55.60)
95 (60.51)
It is not my concern
14 (5.05)
40 (25.48)
It is unwise to be close to HIV infected person
73 (26.35)
37 (23.57)
0.41
0.5213
People infected of HIV/AIDS should stop attending school or working to be supported by the government and/or NGOs
108 (38.99)
35 (22.29)
12.64
0.0004
Students’ attitude towards people living with HIV
Must be isolated from other patients
44 (15.88)
45 (28.66)
10.04
0.0015
Should be punished by government
11 (3.97)
7 (4.46)
0.06
0.8067
Should be supported by healthcare providers
248 (89.53)
125 (79.62)
8.15
0.0043
Should be partnered with HIV negative
11 (3.97)
12 (7.64)
2.70
0.1008
Should be partnered with HIV positive
54 (19.57)
57 (36.31)
14.71
0.0001
Should never have a sexual partner
57 (20.65)
28 (17.83)
0.50
0.4779
Support of students towards HIV/AIDS matters
Promote the rights of HIV/AIDS patients
202 (72.92)
112 (71.34)
0.13
0.7225
Fight against stigmatization of HIV/AIDS
205 (74.01)
109 (69.43)
1.05
0.3053
Provide counseling and HIV testing to others
236 (85.2)
125 (79.62)
2.23
0.1353
Educate on safe sex practices
238 (85.92)
141 (89.81)
1.37
0.2420
Promote the behavior change of population
231 (83.39)
124 (78.98)
1.31
0.2523
Provide medical care to HIV/AIDS patients
204 (73.65)
118 (75.16)
0.12
0.7292
Act as peer educator of HIV/AIDS and STIs
226 (81.59)
114 (72.61)
4.76
0.0291
Classification and perception of HIV/AIDS and other surveyed infections: syphilis, hepatitis B, hepatitis C, and tuberculosis (median IQR)
1 (1–3)
1 (1-2)
−1.40
0.1621
(1) HIV is highly dangerous compared to other infections
