Table 5 Responses to questions on attitudes to HIV-related issues of respondents without HIV infection, with known and with unknown HIV infection
| Â | Uninfected | HIV infected | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Â | n (%) | Known n (%) | Unknown n (%) |
Condoms are OK as part of sex | Â | Â | Â |
Agree | 935 (96.7) | 48 (90.6)* | 12 (100.0) |
Disagree | 32 (3.3) | 5 (9.4) | 0 (0) |
HIV/AIDS is a less serious threat than it used to be because of new treatments | Â | Â | Â |
Agree | 296 (30.5) | 28 (52.8)†| 3 (23.1) |
Disagree | 675 (69.5) | 25 (47.2) | 10 (76.9) |
I would sometimes rather risk HIV transmission than use a condom during anal sex | Â | Â | Â |
Agree | 135 (13.9) | 7 (13.2) | 0 (0) |
Disagree | 838 (86.1) | 46 (86.8) | 12 (100.0) |
I don't like wearing condoms because they reduce sensitivity | Â | Â | Â |
Agree | 378 (39.1) | 28 (52.8) | 1 (8.3) |
Disagree | 588 (60.9) | 25 (47.2) | 11 (91.7) |
The sex I have is always as safe as I want it to be | Â | Â | Â |
Agree | 886 (91.3) | 46 (86.8) | 10 (83.3) |
Disagree | 84 (8.7) | 7 (13.2) | 2 (16.7) |
Sometimes I feel under pressure to not use a condom | Â | Â | Â |
Agree | 279 (28.8) | 24 (45.3)‡ | 3 (25.0) |
Disagree | 690 (71.2) | 29 (54.7) | 9 (75.0) |
I'd like to be better informed about HIV transmission risk | Â | Â | Â |
Agree | 734 (75.8) | 35 (67.3) | 10 (76.9) |
Disagree | 234 (24.2) | 17 (32.7) | 3 (23.1) |
I would never be willing to use condoms for anal sex | Â | Â | Â |
Agree | 94 (9.7) | 7 (13.2) | 0 (0) |
Disagree | 875 (90.3) | 46 (86.8) | 12 (100.0) |
There is a "condom culture" among the men I have sex with | Â | Â | Â |
Agree | 708 (75.7) | 27 (54.9)†| 7 (58.3) |
Disagree | 227 (24.3) | 24 (47.1) | 5 (41.7) |
A man who knows he has HIV would tell me he was positive before we had sex | Â | Â | Â |
Agree | 371 (38.4) | 10 (18.9)‡ | 5 (41.7) |
Disagree | 595 (61.6) | 43 (81.1) | 7 (58.3) |
Total | 979 (100.0) | 53 (100.0) | 14 (100.0) |