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. 2019 Mar 12;11(3):e4242. doi: 10.7759/cureus.4242

Table 4. Reported Surgeons' Beliefs About HIV Screening and Their Concerns About Contracting HIV.

HIV: human immunodeficiency virus

  Male N (%) Female N (%) P-value
Do you think that patients must be regularly screened for HIV before surgery?
Yes 108 (60.3) 44 (70.9) 0.14
No 71 (39.7) 18 (29.0)  
How concerned are you about HIV transmission through your work?
Extremely 62 (34.64) 23 (37.1) 0.70
Very 25 (14.0) 9 (14.5)  
Moderately 35 (19.6) 11 (17.7)  
Slightly 42 (23.5) 17 (27.4)  
No concern 15 (8.4) 2 (3.2)