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Table 4 Responses to questions on attitude

From: Stigmatization of people living with HIV/AIDS by healthcare workers at a tertiary hospital in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa: a cross-sectional descriptive study

Questions on attitude

Response frequency (%)

p-value

 

Positive Attitude

Negative Attitude

 

Women prostitutes are responsible for the spread of HIV in our community

24 (7.2%)

182 (54.5%)

0.0001

People with HIV should not be ashamed of themselves

310 (92.8%)

24 (7.2%)

0.035

I will feel ashamed if a family member is HIV positive

305 (91.3%)

29 (8.7%)

0.784

Promiscuous men are the ones who spread HIV in our community

105 (31.4%)

229 (68.6%)

0.049

Promiscuous women are the ones who spread HIV in our community

111 (33.2%)

223 (66.8%)

0.015

HIV is a punishment from God

296 (88.6%)

38 (11.4%)

0.006

I will feel ashamed if I am infected with HIV

225 (67.4%)

109 (32.6%)

0.666

HIV is a punishment for bad behaviour

301 (90.1%)

33 (9.9%)

0.146

People with HIV/AIDS are to be blamed for bringing the disease to the community

286 (85.6%)

48 (14.4%)

0.277

  1. Note: 2 points were scored for answers suggestive of positive attitude; 0 for answers suggestive of negative attitude and "I don't know" responses. P values indicate statistical significance of either predominant positive attitude or negative attitude towards PLWHA.