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Table 2 HIV/AIDS related information received from various sources and need for further education by type of university.

From: HIV and AIDS related knowledge, sources of information, and reported need for further education among dental students in Sudan- a cross sectional study

Sources of information

Public university

Private university

Total

 

% (n)

% (n)

% (n)

Lectures

53.8 (168)

67.8 (221)**

61.0 (389)

Radio/TV

50.0 (156)

38.4 (126)*

44.1 (282)

Internet

28.6 (89)

36.6 (119)*

32.7 (208)

Reading materials

34.5 (107)

35.6 (116)

35.1 (223)

Friends/relatives

29.8 (93)

32.8 (107)

31.3 (200)

Health care workers

33.3 (104)

45.1 (147)*

39.3 (251)

Sum score: Information from media/reading

54.2 (165)

59.4 (193

56.4 (358)

Sum score: Information from lectures/health care workers

44.6 (139)

63.0 (204)**

53.9 (323)

Need for further education

   

Basic HIV/AIDS issues

81.1 (249)

70.9 (232)*

75.9 (481)

Patient management

88.1 (274)

80.4 (263)*

84.2 (537)

Treatment recommendations

85.3 (262)

74.8 (243)*

79.9 (505)

Advice on referrals

81.2 (250)

72.4 (236)*

76.7 (486)

Clinical manifestations

86.1 (267)

77.9 (254)*

81.9 (521)

Psycho-social complications

83.2 (258)

78.2 (254)

80.6 (512)

Sum score: need for further information-

48.2 (145)

47.0 (151)

47.6 (296)

  1. Percentages (n) of those who confirmed much/very much information received and moderate/great need for further information.
  2. ** p < 0.001, * p < 0.05