TABLE 3.
Attitudes of respondents regarding HIV/AIDS.
| Variable | Yes | No | Do not know | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | N | % | N | % | |
| Would you be willing to care for your relative with HIV/AIDS? | 233 | 79.2 | 57 | 19.4 | 4 | 1.4 |
| Would you eat from the same bowl used by a person living with HIV? | 124 | 42.2 | 169 | 57.5 | 1 | 0.3 |
| Would you drink from the same cup used by a person living with HIV? | 81 | 27.6 | 212 | 72.1 | 1 | 0.3 |
| If your friend is HIV-positive, would you continue your friendship with him/her? | 219 | 74.5 | 74 | 25.2 | 1 | 0.3 |
| If a shopkeeper or food seller is HIV-positive, would you buy items from him/her? | 92 | 31.3 | 201 | 68.4 | 1 | 0.3 |
| If a student is HIV-positive, should she/he be allowed to continue his/her studying in school? | 228 | 77.6 | 66 | 22.5 | 0 | - |
| If a teacher is HIV-positive, should she/he be allowed to continue his/her teaching in school? | 224 | 76.2 | 70 | 23.8 | 0 | - |
| Have you ever refused to care for a person with HIV/AIDS? | 71 | 24.1 | 223 | 75.9 | 0 | - |