[Table/Fig-4]:
Respondents’ answers to questions about their attitudes towards patients with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA): percentage of responses to each parameter
| Parameter | Percentage of responses to each parameter | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GROUP I | GROUP II | GROUP III | TOTAL | |
| MAIN CONCERNS: | ||||
| 1. Willingness to care | 55.22 | 36.89 | 30.61 | 39.23 |
| 2.Occupational contagion with HIV | 44.78 | 63.16 | 69.39 | 60.76 |
| 3. Fear of transmitting HIV to family/auxiliary staff | 20.89 | 34.73 | 22.44 | 26.54 |
| 4. Fear of loss of other patients | 32.83 | 27.63 | 16.32 | 23.22 |
| 5.Financial burden increased Infection control need | 25.37 | 21.05 | 18.36 | 21.15 |
| ATTITUDE TOWARDS HIV TESTING | ||||
| 6. Perceived need for additional training to handle HIV patients | 14.92 | 18.94 | 56.12 | 31.92 |
| 7(a) HIV testing mandatory for patients | 40.29 | 27.36 | 14.28 | 26.54 |
| 7(b)Respondents’ willingness for HIV testing | 40.29 | 37.89 | 45.91 | 41.54 |
| 8.HIV patient should be quarantined | 43.89 | 26.94 | 28.57 | 31.92 |