Table 4.
HIV-related practice of survey respondents among members of AEA in 2022.
| Variables | Yes (%) | No (%) |
|---|---|---|
| You allow a person with HIV to work with you | 736 (87.0) | 110 (13.0) |
| You decrease your interaction if a friend is diagnosed with HIV | 264 (31.2) | 582 (68.8) |
| You change your interaction if your sister, brother or parent is diagnosed with HIV | 224 (26.5) | 622 (73.5) |
| You object for HIV-positive person to serve on a committee with you | 219 (25.9) | 627 (74.1) |
| You buy fresh vegetables from a shopkeeper or vendor if you knew that this person had HIV | 650 (76.8) | 196 (23.8) |
| Children living with HIV should be allowed to attend school with children who do not have HIV | 721 (85.2) | 125 (14.8) |
| People hesitate to take an HIV test because they are afraid of how other people will react if the test result is positive for HIV | 511 (60.4) | 335 (39.6) |
| You talk badly about people living with HIV, or who are thought to be living with HIV | 304 (35.9) | 542 (64.1) |
| People living with HIV, or thought to be living with HIV, lose the respect of other people | 256 (30.3) | 590 (69.7) |
| Are you ashamed if someone in your family had HIV | 295 (34.7) | 551 (65.1) |
| HIV patients have the same burial site as other people | 770 (91.0) | 76 (9.0) |
| You will feel better if your family with HIV/AIDS can visit health facilities within the zone | 656 (77.5) | 190 (22.5) |
| A family member with HIV/AIDS should not visit a health facility within the zone | 683 (80.7) | 163 (19.3) |
| Mean score (%) | 483.7 (57.2) | 362 (42.8) |