Table 4 The respondents' attitudes towards HIV/AIDS
From: AIDS knowledge and attitudes in a Turkish population: an epidemiological study
Attitudes to persons with HIV/AIDS (Alpha 0.734 for the below 10 items) | Agree n(%) | Disagree n(%) | Neither agree nor disagree n(%) |
|---|---|---|---|
1 Students with AIDS should go to special schools for those with AIDS | 389(37.1) | 504(48.1)√ | 155(14.8) |
2 If there is a student with AIDS in a school, I would delete the record of my child from that school | 346(33.0) | 554(52.9)√ | 148(14.1) |
3 I would not sit in the same armchair or desk with a person with AIDS | 345(32.9) | 588(56.1)√ | 115(11.0) |
4 I would not kiss someone with AIDS | 400(38.2) | 553(52.8)√ | 95(9.1) |
5 They should be locked up or isolated in a special center | 187(17.8) | 739(70.5)√ | 122(11.6) |
6 I would have personal contact with someone with AIDS as an ordinary person | 601(57.3)√ | 333(31.8) | 114(10.9) |
7 I would share public toilets and swimming pools with someone with AIDS | 412(39.3)√ | 506(48.3) | 130(12.4) |
8 I would wash my clothes with those of an individual with AIDS | 437(41.7)√ | 489(46.7) | 122(11.6) |
9 They must be supported, treated and helped | 951(90.7)√ | 50(4.8) | 47(4.5) |
10 Everybody must know about those with AIDS by means of national media | 332(31.7) | 579(55.2)√ | 137(13.1) |