Research Article
Beliefs and Attitudes of Medical Students from Public and Private Universities in Malaysia towards Individuals with HIV/AIDS
Table 2
Training related to HIV/AIDS received by survey respondents (
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| | No. | Item | Public | Private | Total | P value | | (%) | | (%) | | (%) |
| | 1 | I have covered HIV/AIDS as a topic in my program
| 328 | (86.8) | 577 | (99.9) | 905 | (88.7) | 0.138 | | 2 | I have researched Internet sources about HIV/AIDS | 311 | (82.3) | 530 | (82.6) | 841 | (82.5) | 0.910 | | 3 | I have read books in my own time about HIV/AIDS | 282 | (74.6) | 467 | (72.7) | 749 | (73.4) | 0.516 | | 4 | I read the current literature/journals on my own time to learn about HIV/AIDS
| 165 | (43.7) | 338 | (52.6) | 503 | (49.3) | 0.006 | | 5 | I have reviewed HIV/AIDS case studies | 155 | (41) | 266 | (41.4) | 421 | (41.3) | 0.893 | | 6 | I have attended conferences on HIV/AIDS | 113 | (29.9) | 174 | (27.1) | 287 | (28.1) | 0.338 | | 7 | I have participated in activities/events related to HIV/AIDS topic
| 118 | (31.2) | 158 | (24.6) | 276 | (27.1) | 0.022 | | 8 | I have provided care to someone with HIV/AIDS
| 92 | (24.3) | 164 | (25.5) | 256 | (25.1) | 0.688 | | 9 | I have been effectively trained to provide care to a person with HIV/AIDS | 61 | (16.1) | 136 | (21.2) | 197 | (19.3) | 0.049 |
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