QUESTIONNAIRE

Hello, my name is Mrs Chinemerem Idoko, a student of the Department of Psychology, Benue State
University, Makurdi, conducting a research on 'ATTITUDES OF HEALTH CARE WORKERS
TOWARDS HIV POSITIVE PATIENTS AT THE FEDERAL MEDICAL CENTRE, MAKURDI'.
I humbly solicit your assistance in responding to the questions presented in this research questionnaire.
Every information provided shall be treated with high level of confidentiality.
Thank you.
SECTION A: SOCIODEMOGRAPHIC DATA (Please indicate as appropriate)
1) Age Bracket: 1.(1-20)

2.(21-40)

3.(41-60)

4.(60-above)

2) Sex 1. Male ( ) 2. Female ( )

3) Marital Status 1. Single ( ) 2. Married ( ) 3. Co-habiting ( ) 4. Separated ( ) 5. Divorced ( )
6. Widowed ( )
4) Level of education 1. None ( ) 2. Primary ( ) 3. Secondary ( ) 4. Tertiary ( )
5) Religion 1. Christianity ( ) 2. Islam ( ) 3. Others (please specify)
6) Ethnic group 1. Yoruba ( ) 2. Igbo ( ) 3. Hausa ( ) 4. Others (please specify).......
7) Department
8) Job description .........................................................
9) How long have you worked in this hospital (state actual number of years)..
10) How long have you worked in any hospital or health facility..
11) What is your present post.
SECTION B: Attitudes of HealthCare Workers towards HIV/AIDS patients
(Please tick as appropriate)
S/N

VARIABLES

1
2

I have refused a patient with HIV/AIDS admission to hospital

I have observed others refuse a patient with HIV/AIDS
admission
I have refused to care for a patient with HIV/AIDS
Have observed others refusing to care for a patient with
HIV/AIDS
I have verbally mistreated a patient with HIV/AIDS
I have observed others verbally mistreat a patient with
HIV/AIDS
Have given confidential information to a family member
I have observed others give confidential information to a family
member
I have given confidential information to a non-family member
I have observed others give confidential information to a
nonfamily member

3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10

YES

N
O

UNDECIDED

SECTION C: Perception of HealthCare Workers of HIV/AIDS patients

(Please tick as appropriate)
S/N

VARIABLES

The quality of life of patients HIV/AIDS can be improved with

counselling
Patients with HIV/AIDS should be on separate ward in a hospital
or clinic
Most HIV/AIDS patients are wasting resources seeking treatment
Most HIV/AIDS patients have themselves to blame for
contracting the disease
Most HIV/AIDS patients wish they could transmit the disease the
others

2
3
4
5

YES N
O

UNDECIDED

SECTION C: How to prevent discrimination against HIV/AIDS patients by health care workers

(Please tick as appropriate)

S/N
1
2
3
4
5

VARIABLES

Education/Counsel/Advice of Healthcare workers

Policies on HIV and AIDS at health facilities should be reviewed
Stronger laws against discrimination should be made
Punishment of health personnel if they discriminate
Others (specify).................................................................................

YES

NO

UNDECIDED