Table2: Relationship between demographic and health variables and attitudes toward AIDS and Hepatitis.

Variables     Attitude(%)  χ2  P-value 
Negative Positive
Gender       
  Male 1(1.8) 54(98.2) 0.34  0.56 
  Female 4(2.6) 143(96.6)
Marital status       
   Single 5(2.7) 178(97.3) 0.323  0.57 
Married 1(5) 19(95)
Field of study       
   Nursing 2(4.3) 45(95.7) 0.654  0.548 
Medicine 4(2.6) 152(97.4)
History of piercing contaminated needle in the hand       
   yes 0(0) 15(100) 0.493  0.482 
no 6(3.2) 182(96.8)
Experience of taking care of HIV positive patient       
   yes 1(6.7) 14(93.3) 0.78  0.38 
no 5(2.7) 183(97.3)
History of taking HIV test       
   yes 3(11.5) 23(88.5) 7.65  0.006 
no 3(1.7) 174(98.3)
History of vaccination against hepatitis       
   yes 2(1.1) 184(98.9) 27.38  0.001 
no 4(23.5) 13(76.5)