Table 3 Response to questions on comfort with rendering care to PWLHA
Questions on Comfort | Response Frequency (%) | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Positive Feeling | Negative Feeling | Â |
Comfort in giving injections to PLWHA | 220 (65.9%) | 114 (34.1%) | 0.010 |
Comfortable in assisting a woman in labour with HIV or AIDS? | 152 (45.5%) | 182 (54.5%) | 0.005 |
Comfortable dressing wounds of PLWHA | 215 (64.4%) | 119 (35.6%) | 0.0001 |
Comfortable when conducting surgery on or suturing a person with HIV/ AIDS | 149 (44.6%) | 185 (55.4%) | 0.030 |
Comfortable in setting up an IV drip for PLWHA | 194 (58.1%) | 140 (41.9%) | 0.007 |
Comfortable in touching the sweat of PLWHA | 227 (82.9%) | 57 (17.1%) | 0.0001 |
Comfortable in touching saliva of PLWHA | 252 (75.4%) | 82 (24.6%) | 0.001 |
Comfortable when drawing blood of PLWHA | 183 (54.8%) | 151 (45.2%) | 0.01 |
Are you afraid of getting HIV when caring for PLWHA | 91 (27.2%) | 243 (72.8%) | 0.0001 |
Comfortable assisting or being assisted by a colleague who is HIV infected? | 196 (58.7%) | 138 (41.3%) | 0.608 |
Comfortable when performing surgical or invasive procedure on clients with unknown HIV status | 156 (46.7%) | 178 (53.3%) | 0.049 |
Comfortable providing health services to PLWHA | 256 (76.6%) | 78 (23.4%) | 0.0001 |
Comfort in sharing bathroom with a colleague who is HIV infected | 240 (71.9%) | 94 (28.1%) | 0.052 |