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. 2015 Aug 6;15:753. doi: 10.1186/s12889-015-2098-2

Table 7.

Attitudes and behavior toward PLWH by sex, education

Behavior toward PLWH Men Women OR p-value 95 %-CI
I treat them like any other person. 72.1 % (n = 209) 79.6 % (n = 183) 0.7 0.049 0.4–1.0
I avoid physical contact. 12.8 % (n = 37) 10.9 % (n = 25) 1.2 0.509 0.7–2.1
I avoid being seen with this person. 7.2 % (n = 21) 5.2 % (n = 12) 1.4 0.347 0.7–3.0
I blame this person secretly. 9.0 % (n = 26) 11.7 % (n = 27) 0.7 0.299 0.4–1.3
I behave differently. 5.2 % (n = 15) 3.9 % (n = 9) 1.3 0.497 0.6–3.1
Education Education ↓ Education ↑ OR p-value 95 %-CI
I treat them like any other person. 79.2 % (n = 154) 71.3 % (n = 236) 0.7 0.039 0.4–0.9
I avoid physical contact. 8.7 % (n = 26) 16.2 % (n = 35) 2.0 0.010 1.2–3.5
I avoid being seen with this person. 4.4 % (n = 13) 8.3 % (n = 18) 2.0 0.062 1.0–4.2
I blame this person secretly. 8.4 % (n = 25) 12.5 % (n = 27) 1.6 0.127 0.9–2.8
I behave differently. 4.7 % (n = 14) 4.2 % (n = 9) 0.9 0.774 0.4–2.1
Age ≤ 30 years old > 30 years old OR p-value 95 %-CI
I treat them like any other person. 70.1 % (n = 169) 80.7 % (n = 209) 0.6 0.006 0.4–0.9
I avoid physical contact. 13.3 % (n = 32) 10.4 % (n = 27) 1.3 0.323 0.8–2.3
I avoid being seen with this person. 8.7 % (n = 21) 3.5 % (n = 9) 2.7 0.014 1.2–5.9
I blame this person secretly. 8.7 % (n = 21) 11.6 % (n = 30) 0.7 0.289 0.4–1.3
I behave differently. 4.6 % (n = 11) 5.0 % (n = 13) 0.9 0.812 0.4–2.1
Religion Christianity Islam OR p-value 95 %-CI
I treat them like any other person. 76.9 % (n = 223) 71.4 % (n = 120) 1.3 0.193 0.9–2.1
I avoid physical contact. 10.7 % (n = 31) 14.3 % (n = 24) 0.7 0.254 0.4–1.3
I avoid being seen with this person. 5.2 % (n = 15) 7.7 % (n = 13) 0.7 0.269 0.3–1.4
I blame this person secretly. 10.7 % (n = 31) 10.1 % (n = 17) 1.1 0.848 0.6–2.0
I behave differently. 4.8 % (n = 14) 4.8 % (n = 8) 1.0 0.975 0.4–2.5