Table 1.
Demographic and epidemiological data of all respondents, stratified according to their opinion on whether it is right or wrong not to treat someone who is HIV positive. Data are presented as means ± standard deviation or number (%); HIV—human immunodeficiency virus.
| Total study population |
Discrimination |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| No |
Yes |
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| Total study population | 1054 | 1009 (95.7%) | 45 (4.3%) | |
| Age (y) | 48.8 ± 12.5 | 48.8 ± 12.6 | 49.9 ± 10.3 | |
| Sex | Men | 718 (68.1%) | 689 (68.3%) | 29 (64.5%) |
| Women | 336 (31.9%) | 320 (31.7%) | 16 (35.5%) | |
| Type of degreea | Medicine | 308 (29.2%) | 290 (28.7%) | 18 (40%) |
| Dentistry | 746 (70.8%) | 719 (71.3%) | 27 (60%) | |
| Graduation year | 1999 ± 11.3 | 2000 ± 10.9 | 1999 ± 12.8 | |
| Area of residence | North | 629 (59.7%) | 600 (59.5%) | 29 (64.4%) |
| Center | 174 (16.5%) | 170 (16.8%) | 4 (8.9%) | |
| South and Islands | 251 (23.8%) | 239 (23.7%) | 12 (26.7%) | |
| Practice | Public | 42 (4%) | 40 (4%) | 2 (4.4%) |
| Private | 1012 (96%) | 969 (96%) | 43 (95.6%) | |
a
In Italy, a degree in dentistry was not instituted until the 1980s.