Table 1 Socio-demographic variables in relation to the respondents’ attitude towards whether a HIV-positive female teacher should be allowed to continue teaching in school
Socio-demographic variablesa | Should a HIV-positive female teacher be allowed to continue teaching in school? | p value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes | No | |||
Age | 32.20 ± 6,16 | 31.52 ± 7.27 | 0.016b | |
Region | Central Serbia | 553 (44.7) | 685 (55.3) | <0.001c |
Belgrade | 202 (56.9) | 153 (43.1) | ||
AP Vojvodina | 387 (54.1) | 329 (45.9) | ||
Area | Urban | 726 (55.3) | 588 (44.7) | <0.001c |
Rural | 416 (41.8) | 579 (58.2) | ||
Currently married or living with a partner | Yes | 1066 (49.4) | 1094 (50.6) | 0,696c |
No | 76 (51.0) | 73 (49.0) | ||
Level of education | Primary | 72 (22.7) | 245 (77.3) | <0.001c |
Secondary | 643 (47.1) | 723 (52.9) | ||
Higher/faculty | 427 (69.2) | 190 (30.8) | ||
Wealth index quintiles | Poorest | 106 (31.6) | 229 (68.4) | <0.001c |
Second Middle | 176 (39.1) | 274 (60.9) | ||
Middle | 228 (49.1) | 236 (50.9) | ||
Fourth | 266 (54.8) | 219 (45.2) | ||
Richest | 366 (63.7) | 209 (36.3) | ||