Research Article
Medical and Nursing Students Perceived Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices concerning Human Immunodeficiency Virus
Table 4
Students attitudes and believes about human immunodeficiency virus (
).
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Statement |
“Strongly agree/agree” response
(%) |
Number (%) of participants with “strongly agree/agree” response to statement according to gender |
Number (%) of participants with “strongly agree/agree” response to statement according to program | | Female () | Male
() | Other
() | value† | Medical
() | Nursing
() | value† |
| | (1) I am afraid of catching HIV through clinical practice. | 409 (77.6) | 250 (77.2) | 119 (77.3) | 40 (81.6) | 0.779 | 222 (80.7) | 187 (74.2) | 0.073 | | (2) I believe that HIV and STIs are a punishment for immoral behaviour. | 163 (30.9) | 97 (29.9) | 45 (29.2) | 21 (42.9) | 0.164 | 63 (22.9) | 100 (39.7) | <0.0001 | | (3) I believe that sex workers, youths and other vulnerable groups are responsible for spreading HIV and STIs. | 316 (60.0) | 199 (61.4) | 83 (53.9) | 34 (69.4) | 0.108 | 152 (55.3) | 164 (65.1) | 0.022 | | (4) I believe that clients who get HIV/STIs through illegal behavior (e.g., Sex work), should not be treated at government run hospitals and clinics. | 34 (6.5) | 13 (4.0) | 12 (7.8) | 9 (18.4) | 0.001 | 18 (6.5) | 16 (6.3) | 1.000* | | (5) Hospitals should not refuse to care for a patient just because they are HIV positive. | 457 (86.7) | 289 (89.2) | 128 (83.1) | 40 (81.6) | 0.102 | 240 (87.3) | 217 (86.1) | 0.695 | | (6) There is no point treating a person with AIDS as they will die anyway. | 22 (4.2) | 16 (4.9) | 5 (3.2) | 1 (2.0) | 0.506 | 13 (4.7) | 9 (3.6) | 0.524* | | (7) All health care workers have the right to know a patients HIV status for their own safety. | 428 (81.2) | 269 (83.0) | 120 (77.9) | 39 (79.6) | 0.392 | 222 (80.7) | 206 (81.7) | 0.765 | | (8) I would not go to a local clinic to be tested for HIV because then everyone would know my status. | 147 (27.9) | 95 (29.3) | 47 (30.5) | 5 (10.2) | 0.014 | 80 (29.1) | 67 (26.6) | 0.522 | | (9) I would rather NOT know my HIV status. | 35 (6.6) | 16 (4.9) | 14 (9.1) | 5 (10.2) | 0.135 | 19 (6.9) | 16 (6.3) | 0.862* | | (10) If I had a problem with my genitals/private parts I would try to treat the problem myself before going to a clinic. | 125 (23.7) | 76 (23.5) | 41 (26.6) | 8 (16.3) | 0.331 | 77 (28.0) | 48 (19.0) | 0.016 | | (11) I would care for a HIV positive relative in my home. | 426 (80.8) | 272 (84.0) | 121 (78.6) | 33 (67.3) | 0.016 | 231 (84.0) | 195 (77.4) | 0.053 | | (12) I would buy food from a shop where a HIV positive person was working. | 419 (79.5) | 261 (80.6) | 119 (77.3) | 39 (79.6) | 0.708 | 221 (80.4) | 198 (78.6) | 0.611 | | (13) I would visit the house of a friend even if they had a family member who had HIV. | 504 (95.6) | 312 (96.3) | 146 (94.8) | 46 (93.9) | 0.618 | 260 (94.5) | 244 (96.8) | 0.286* | | (14) I would share food utensils with a family member who had HIV. | 411 (78.0) | 250 (77.2) | 121 (78.6) | 40 (81.6) | 0.763 | 201 (73.1) | 210 (83.3) | 0.005 |
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Comparison of proportion of participants responding “strongly agree/agree” with “strongly disagree/disagree.”
Fisher’s exact test.
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