Table 6 Cross-tabulation between positivity toward HIV treatment and greatest anxiety (N = 212)
I think it should be permissible to refuse medical treatment on the basis of HIV infection. | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Agree/Somewhat agree | Neither | Somewhat disagree/Disagree | |
Avoidance from other staff | 4 (33.3%) | 3 (25.0%) | 5 (41.7%) |
Avoidance from other patients | 4 (33.3%) | 3 (25.0%) | 5 (41.7%) |
Infection risk to other staff | 1 (5.9%) | 5 (29.4%) | 11 (64.7%) |
Infection risk to myself | 16 (29.6%) | 10 (18.5%) | 28 (51.9%) |
Lack of skills to deal with people living with HIV | 12 (16.0%) | 17 (22.7%) | 46 (61.3%) |
Moral resistance toward people living with HIV | 2 (33.3%) | 3 (50.0%) | 1 (16.7%) |
No anxieties in particular | 2 (5.6%) | 7 (19.4%) | 27 (75.0%) |
41 (19.3%) | 48 (22.6%) | 123 (58.0%) | |