Table 5.
Risk perception reported by the participants in the pre-intervention and post-intervention questionnaires
| Questions | Time points | Nurses (n=211) n (%) | Clinicians (n=75) n (%) | Nursing students (n=123) n (%) | Medical students (n=205) n (%) | DMLT students (n=36) n (%) |
| Do you think you are at high risk for HIV/AIDS at work? Yes, n (%) | Pre-intervention | 71 (34) | 50 (67) | 39 (32) | 61 (30) | 22 (61) |
| Post-intervention | 81 (38) | 51 (68) | 86 (70)* | 82 (40)* | 17(47) | |
| Are you willing to care for: | ||||||
| (a) Patients with hepatitis B (yes), n (%) | Pre-intervention | 174 (83) | 64 (85) | 112 (91) | 155 (76) | 28 (78) |
| Post-intervention | 192 (91)* | 65(87) | 118 (96) | 196 (96)* | 32 (89) | |
| (b) PLWHA (yes), n (%)† | Pre-intervention | 151 (72) | 65 (87) | 114 (93) | 179 (87) | 34 (94) |
| Post-intervention | 175 (83)* | 66 (88) | 110 (89) | 183 (89) | 30 (83) |
Yes, n (%) is the proportion of the patients who responded ‘Yes’ to the questions asked.
*Statistically significant differences with significance level p<0.05.
†The question was also classified as an attitude question.
DMLT, students of Diploma in Medical and Laboratory Technology; Medical students/ MBBS students, students of Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery; PLWHA, people living with HIV/AIDS.