Attitudes to PLWHA: responses by percentage
| Health professionals | Pregnant women | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes | No | Yes | No | |
| “Don’t know” responses have not been tabulated. | ||||
| Should people with HIV be allowed to get married? | 64 | 29 | 14 | 59 |
| Should people with HIV be allowed to have children? | 48 | 43 | 10 | 66 |
| Should people with other inheritable conditions—eg, blindness, deafness be allowed to have children? | 71 | 22 | 67 | 13 |
| AIDS is a disease only of low class and illegal people | 23 | 73 | 45 | 40 |
| If you learnt that an acquaintance or colleague was HIV positive would you be supportive? | 18 | 48 | 10 | 63 |
| If you learnt that an acquaintance or colleague was HIV positive would you keep your distance? | 60 | 15 | 75 | 6 |
| Do you agree: I am willing to treat patients who are HIV positive (including handling body fluids, operations, deliveries) | 62 | 30 | NA | NA |
| Do you agree: I would prefer not to treat patients who are HIV positive | 81 | 10 | NA | NA |