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Table 2 The professional characteristics and HIV-related knowledge and attitudes 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)

p-value

n

(%)

n

(%)

n

(%)

Type of service provider

 General doctor

159

(28.5)

159

(57.4)

   

 Physician specialist

118

(21.2)

118

(42.6)

   

 Practical nurse

104

(18.6)

  

104

(37.0)

 

 Registered nurse

177

(31.7)

  

177

(63.0)

 

Institution of practice

 Non referral hospital

189

(33.9)

111

(40.1)

78

(27.8)

0.002

 Referral hospital

369

(66.1)

166

(59.9)

203

(72.2)

 

Year of work experience in medical professional

 1–5 years

188

(33.7)

88

(31.8)

100

(35.6)

0.614

 6–15 years

159

(28.5)

80

(28.9)

79

(28.1)

 

 16 years or longer

211

(37.8)

109

(39.3)

102

(36.3)

 

Provide care to HIV/AIDS patients

 No

333

(59.7)

164

(59.2)

169

(60.1)

0.822

 Yes

225

(40.3)

113

(40.8)

112

(39.9)

 

Length of time that provide care to HIV/AIDS patients

 Non

333

(59.7)

164

(59.2)

169

(60.1)

0.671

  ≤ 3 years

125

(22.4)

66

(23.8)

59

(21.0)

 

  > 3 years

100

(17.9)

47

(17.0)

53

(18.9)

 

Number of HIV/AIDS cases encountered

 None

333

(59.7)

164

(59.2)

169

(60.1)

0.955

  ≤ 3 cases

108

(19.3)

55

(19.9)

53

(18.9)

 

  > 3 cases

117

(21.0)

58

(20.9)

59

(21.0)

 

Training for HIV/AIDS

 No

295

(52.9)

147

(53.1)

148

(52.7)

0.925

 Yes

263

(47.1)

130

(46.9)

133

(47.3)

 

HIV/AIDS knowledge (mean 8 ± 1.5 SD, median 9)

 Low (score 0–4)

7

(1.3)

2

(0.7)

5

(1.8)

0.245

 Medium (score 5–8)

226

(40.5)

120

(43.3)

106

(37.7)

 

 High (score ≥ 9)

325

(58.2)

155

(56.0)

170

(60.5)

 

Stigmatized attitudes (mean 38 ± 7.9 SD, median 39)

 Low (score ≤ 39)

303

(54.3)

153

(55.2)

150

(53.4)

0.660

 High (score > 39)

255

(45.7)

124

(44.8)

131

(46.6)

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