Attitude indicators | Response | Frequency | % |
Relationship with HIV positive relative or friend affected negatively | Yes | 27 | 18.2 |
No | 121 | 81.8 | |
Have stigma for PLHIV | Yes | 65 | 31.3 |
No | 143 | 68.8 | |
Willing to work on PLHIV | Yes | 125 | 76.2 |
No | 39 | 23.8 | |
Should PLWHIV be isolated from mainstream society? | Yes | 11 | 4.8 |
No | 216 | 95.2 | |
A cure for HIV is possible | Yes | 162 | 71.3 |
No | 65 | 28.7 | |
Read extra literature on HIV/AIDS | Yes | 178 | 78.4 |
No | 49 | 21.6 | |
Share the same room with someone infected with HIV | Yes | 164 | 72.3 |
No | 63 | 27.7 | |
Reasons for not willing to work on PLHIV | Fear | 19 | 48.7 |
Too demanding | 6 | 15.4 | |
Poor patient behaviour | 5 | 12.8 | |
Lack of interest | 2 | 5.1 | |
Emotional reasons | 1 | 2.6 | |
Lack of resources | 1 | 2.6 | |
Lack of training | 1 | 2.6 | |
Other views | 1 | 2.6 | |
Motivating factors to work on PLHIV | Training on HIV Care | 61 | 27 |
Counselling on HIV care | 53 | 23.5 | |
Further training | 31 | 13.8 | |
Adequate equipment | 21 | 9.1 | |
Good patient behaviour | 8 | 3.6 | |
High wages | 7 | 3 | |
Personal satisfaction | 6 | 2.6 | |
Promote health | 1 | 0.4 | |
Reduced stigma | 1 | 0.4 | |
recruitment | 1 | 0.4 |