From: "Othering" the health worker: self-stigmatization of HIV/AIDS care among health workers in Swaziland
Survey variable | % women | % men | % total |
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HIV/AIDS in the work environment | |||
States that HIV affected a health worker who they knew personally | 85 | 57 | 74 |
Have seen colleagues miss work due to HIV | 60 | 43 | 53 |
Have seen colleagues miss work due to sick family member | 60 | 36 | 50 |
Thinks healthcare workers are open about their status | 25 | 7 | 18 |
As a healthcare worker, likes to know their HIV/AIDS status | 95 | 93 | 94 |
Finds that there is a need for special services for health workers | 85 | 93 | 88 |
Prevention and treatment services | |||
Received training on HIV/AIDS prevention and control | 60 | 43 | 53 |
Received training in post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) | 70 | 57 | 63 |
Always practices universal precautions at workplace when handling patients | 70 | 64 | 68 |
Finds it "very" to "somewhat easy" to access and obtain PEP | 75 | 79 | 77 |
Finds that other health workers might encounter more problems in accessing PEP than themselves | 30 | 36 | 32 |