Medical and Nursing Students Perceived Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices concerning Human Immunodeficiency Virus
Table 5
Students perceived practice towards patients suspected of having HIV ().
Statement: when on clinical placement, I would wear gloves if I had to
“All the time” response (%)
Number (%) of respondents practice “all the time” according to gender
Number (%) of respondents practice “all the time” according to program
Female ()
Male ()
Other ()
value†
Medical ()
Nursing ()
value†
Touch a patient who had or was suspected of having HIV
442 (83.9)
274 (84.6)
130 (84.4)
38 (77.6)
0.449
233 (84.7)
209 (82.9)
0.636*
Take blood from any patient
489 (92.7)
309 (95.4)
141 (91.6)
39 (79.6)
<0.0001
254 (92.4)
235 (93.3)
0.738*
Work with blood
498 (94.5)
312 (96.3)
145 (94.2)
41 (83.7)
0.001
260 (94.5)
238 (94.4)
1.000*
Change the sheets of a patient who has HIV
452 (85.7)
283 (87.3)
131 (85.1)
38 (77.6)
0.180
219 (79.6)
233 (92.5)
<0.0001*
Comparison of proportion of participants who responded “all the time” with those who responded “some of the time,” “not sure,” “hardly ever,” or “never.” Fisher’s exact test.
