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Table 8 Knowledge of HIV related guidelines

From: Acceptance situation of HIV patients in Japanese dialysis facilities—questionnaire survey by the Infection Survey Subcommittee

‘The Guidelines for Dialysis of HIV Positive Patients’ published by Japanese Association of Dialysis Physicians and Japanese Society for Dialysis Therapy in 2010

 Very familiar

Aware without practice

Vaguely familiar

Unknown

 11.3%

43.2%

38.6%

7.4%

  

Number of valid responses 2552

 

(some facilities selected several answers at the same time)

‘The Guidelines on Fundamental Handling and Infection Control in Dialysis Facilities in the fourth revised edition’ published in 2015

 Very familiar

Aware without practice

Vaguely familiar

Unknown

 20.2.%

46.7%

26.7%

6.7%

  

Number of valid responses 2553

 

(some facilities selected several answers at the same time)

‘Treatment Guidelines for HIV’ published by research division of Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare in 2016

 Very familiar

Aware without practice

Vaguely familiar

Unknown

 6.1%

27.7%

42.8%

23.6%

  

Number of valid responses 2546

 

(some facilities selected several answers at the same time)