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Table 2 Distribution of responses by HIV or HBV / HCV status

From: Reluctance to care for patients with HIV or hepatitis B / C in Japan

 

HIV

HBV/HCV

 

n

(%)

n

(%)

Anxiety regarding the potential infection risk from patients with HIV or HBV / HCV

 Agree

133

(13)

145

(15)

 Somewhat agree

397

(40)

391

(39)

 Somewhat disagree

254

(26)

303

(31)

 Disagree

186

(19)

139

(14)

 Do not know

22

(2)

14

(1)

Confident that I could protect myself from infection when caring for patients infected with HIV or HBV / HCV

 Agree

125

(13)

179

(18)

 Somewhat agree

359

(36)

403

(41)

 Somewhat disagree

253

(26)

231

(23)

 Disagree

143

(14)

84

(9)

 Do not know

112

(11)

95

(10)

Have you cared for a patient infected with HIV or HBV/HCV during the past one year?

 Yes

110

(11)

668

(67)

 No

700

(71)

218

(22)

 Do not know

182

(19)

106

(11)

Do you believe that a patient infected with HIV or HBV / HCV might be a homosexual, have multiple sexual partners or be a drug user?

 Agree

93

(9)

31

(3)

 Somewhat agree

294

(30)

99

(10)

 Somewhat disagree

261

(26)

330

(33)

 Disagree

304

(31)

512

(52)

 Do not know

40

(4)

17

(2)

Would you be reluctant to care for a patient infected with HIV or HBV / HCV?

 Agree

109

(11)

43

(4)

 Somewhat agree

294

(30)

136

(14)

 Somewhat disagree

266

(27)

325

(33)

 Disagree

271

(27)

466

(47)

 Do not know

52

(5)

22

(2)

  1. HBV hepatitis B virus, HCV hepatitis C virus