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Table 2 Attitudes Toward Patients Infected with HIV or HBV/HCV (n = 400)

From: Nurses’ willingness to care for patients infected with HIV or Hepatitis B / C in Vietnam

 

HIV

HBV/HCV

 

n

(%)

n

(%)

Willingness to care for patients infected with HIV or HBV/HCV

 Agree

63

(15.8)

118

(29.5)

 Somewhat agree

160

(40.0)

175

(43.8)

 Somewhat disagree

74

(18.5)

54

(13.5)

 Disagree

103

(25.7)

53

(13.2)

Confidence to protect myself from infection when caring for patients infected with HIV or HBV/HCV

 Agree

132

(33.0)

151

(37.8)

 Somewhat agree

149

(37.2)

147

(36.7)

 Somewhat disagree

51

(12.8)

47

(11.7)

 Disagree

68

(17.0)

55

(13.8)

Avoid going near patients infected with HIV or HBV/HCV

 Agree

26

(6.5)

13

(3.2)

 Somewhat agree

67

(16.8)

25

(6.2)

 Somewhat disagree

62

(15.5)

43

(10.8)

 Disagree

245

(61.2)

319

(79.8)

Do you believe that patients infected with HIV or HBV/HCV might be linked to homosexuality, injectable drug use, or have multiple sex partners?

 Agree

49

(12.2)

27

(6.8)

 Somewhat agree

79

(19.8)

47

(11.8)

 Somewhat disagree

61

(15.2)

45

(11.2)

 Disagree

211

(52.8)

281

(70.2)

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