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Table 5 Univariate analysis of discrimination towards PLWHA, Guangzhou, China

From: HIV-related stigma and discrimination amongst healthcare providers in Guangzhou, China

 

Refused treatment (n = 386)

Forced detection (n = 386)

Differential treatment (n = 386)

Disclosed information (n = 386)

Yes

No

χ 2

Yes

No

χ 2

Yes

No

χ 2

Yes

No

χ 2

Level of care

 Tertiary hospital

87 (31.3)

191 (68.7)

22.38a

171 (61.5)

107 (38.5)

6.23 b

142 (51.1)

136 (48.9)

0.00

130 (46.8)

148 (53.2)

0.06

 Secondary hospital and lower

62 (57.4)

46 (42.6)

 

81 (75.0)

27 (25.0)

 

55 (50.9)

53 (49.1)

 

49 (45.4)

59 (54.6)

 

Number of years working

  ≤ 2 years

46 (34.6)

87 (65.4)

6.84 b

85 (63.9)

48 (36.1)

0.19

68 (51.1)

65 (48.9)

0.03

68 (51.1)

65 (48.9)

3.19

 3–7 years

55 (48.7)

58 (51.3)

 

74 (65.5)

39 (34.5)

 

57 (50.4)

56 (49.6)

 

45 (39.8)

68 (60.2)

 

  ≥ 8 years

48 (34.3)

92 (65.7)

 

93 (66.4)

47 (33.6)

 

72 (51.4)

68 (48.6)

 

66 (47.1)

74 (52.9)

 

Profession

 Doctor

63 (37.3)

106 (62.7)

3.26

105 (62.1)

64 (37.9)

5.13

91 (53.8)

78 (46.2)

2.15

77 (45.6)

92 (54.4)

0.35

 Nurse

82 (41.4)

116 (58.6)

 

138 (69.7)

60 (30.3)

 

99 (50.0)

99 (50.0)

 

92 (46.5)

106 (53.5)

 

 Laboratory technician

4 (21.1)

15 (78.9)

 

9 (47.4)

10 (52.6)

 

7 (36.8)

12 (63.2)

 

10 (52.6)

9 (47.4)

 

Department

 Internal medicine

48 (37.2)

81 (62.8)

6.14

71 (55.0)

58 (45.0)

11.93a

52 (40.3)

77 (59.7)

11.27a

66 (51.2)

63 (48.8)

3.88

 Surgical department

65 (38.9)

102 (61.1)

 

119 (71.3)

48 (28.7)

 

100 (59.9)

67 (40.1)

 

68 (40.7)

99 (59.3)

 

 Clinical laboratory department

3 (15.8)

16 (84.2)

 

10 (52.6)

9 (47.4)

 

9 (47.4)

10 (52.6)

 

10 (52.6)

9 (47.4)

 

 Administrative department

33 (46.5)

38 (53.5)

 

52 (73.2)

19 (26.8)

 

36 (50.7)

35 (49.3)

 

35 (49.3)

36 (50.7)

 

HIV transmission knowledge

 

 Low score

96 (43.8)

123 (56.2)

5.85b

157 (71.7)

62 (28.3)

9.16b

115 (52.5)

104 (47.5)

0.44

113 (51.6)

106 (48.4)

5.56 b

 High score

53 (31.7)

114 (68.3)

 

95 (56.9)

72 (43.1)

 

82 (49.1)

85 (50.9)

 

66 (39.5)

101 (60.5)

 

Exposure prevention knowledge

 Low score

97 (42.9)

129 (57.1)

4.29b

152 (67.3)

74 (32.7)

0.94

122 (54.0)

104 (46.0)

1.89

110 (48.7)

116 (51.3)

1.16

 High score

52 (32.5)

108 (67.5)

 

100 (62.5)

60 (37.5)

 

75 (46.9)

85 (53.1)

 

69 (43.1)

91 (56.9)

 

Training

 No

74 (44.3)

93 (55.7)

4.05b

111 (66.5)

56 (33.5)

0.18

92 (55.1)

75 (44.9)

1.94

80 (47.9)

87 (52.1)

0.28

 Yes

75 (34.2)

144 (65.8)

 

141 (64.4)

78 (35.6)

 

105 (47.9)

114 (52.1)

 

99 (45.2)

120 (54.8)

 

Evaluation of occupational exposure protection system

 Satisfaction

62 (44.0)

79 (56.0)

2.82

89 (63.1)

52 (36.9)

8.27 a

64 (45.4)

77 (54.6)

2.85

63 (44.7)

78 (55.3)

0.44

 Neutral

70 (35.0)

130 (65.0)

 

125 (62.5)

75 (37.5)

 

109 (54.5)

91 (45.5)

 

96 (48.0)

104 (52.0)

 

 Dissatisfaction

17 (37.8)

28 (62.2)

 

38 (84.4)

7 (15.6)

 

24 (53.3)

21 (46.7)

 

20 (44.4)

25 (55.6)

 

Fear

 Substantial fear

41 (54.7)

34 (45.6)

10.16 a

67 (89.3)

8 (10.7)

27.43 a

58 (77.3)

17 (22.7)

26.12 a

43 (57.3)

32 (42.7)

4.52

 Some fear

80 (34.5)

152 (65.5)

 

131 (56.5)

101 (43.5)

 

106 (45.7)

126 (54.3)

 

102 (44.0)

130 (56.0)

 

 No fear

28 (35.4)

51 (64.6)

 

54 (68.4)

25 (31.6)

 

33 (41.8)

46 (58.2)

 

34 (43.0)

45 (57.0)

 
  1. b P < 0.05, a P < 0.01