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Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of participants

From: An investigation of stigmatizing attitudes towards people living with HIV/AIDS by doctors and nurses in Vientiane, Lao PDR

Variables

Total (n = 558)

Doctors (n = 277)

Nurses (n = 281)

 

n

(%)

n

(%)

n

(%)

Age (years)

(mean 37 ± 10.1 SD)

(mean 39 ± 9.9 SD)

(mean 35 ± 9.8 SD)

 20–29

160

(28.7)

55

(19.9)

105

(37.4)

 30–39

159

(28.5)

84

(30.3)

75

(26.7)

 40–49

166

(29.8)

88

(31.8)

78

(27.7)

 50–59

66

(11.8)

43

(15.5)

23

(8.2)

 60 or more

7

(1.2)

7

(2.5)

0

0

Gender

 Female

370

(66.3)

146

(52.7)

224

(79.7)

 Male

188

(33.7)

131

(47.3)

57

(20.3)

Religion

 Christian

19

(3.4)

9

(3.2)

10

(3.6)

 Buddhism

539

(96.6)

268

(96.8)

271

(96.4)

Ethnicity

 Highland people

22

(4.0)

13

(4.7)

9

(3.2)

 Lowland people

536

(96.0)

264

(95.3)

272

(96.8)

Education level

  < Bachelor

299

(53.6)

47

(17.0)

252

(89.7)

  ≥ Bachelor

259

(46.4)

230

(83.0)

29

(10.3)

Marital status

 Single

168

(30.1)

73

(26.3)

95

(33.8)

 Married

377

(67.6)

201

(72.6)

176

(62.6)

 Divorce

8

(1.4)

2

(0.7)

6

(2.2)

 Widow

5

(0.9)

1

(0.4)

4

(1.4)