Fostering accurate HIV/AIDS knowledge among unmarried youths in Cameroon: Do family environment and peers matter?

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Table 2 HIV/AIDS Knowledge among adolescents and young people in Bandjoun (Cameroon)

Variables	Range	Number of items	Cronbach's alpha	Correct answer	Frequency of correct (or incorrect) answers	%
A. Knowledge of HIV transmission routes	0-6	6	.74
A.1 Accurate knowledge of HIV transmission routes	0-4	4
Unprotected sexual intercourse				Yes	1 791	88.3
Sharing needles/unclean medical equipment				Yes	1 403	69.2
Blood transfusions				Yes	1 503	74.1
Mother-to-child transmission				Yes	1 107	54.6
% Accurate knowledge of HIV transmission routes						41.6
A.2 Inaccurate knowledge of HIV transmission routes	0-2	2
Mosquito or other insect bites				No	296	14.6
Casual contact with infected person				No	201	9.9
% Inaccurate knowledge of HIV transmission routes						21.1
B. Knowledge of HIV prevention strategies	0-8	8	.81
Sexual abstinence/chastity				Yes	1 543	76.1
Stay faithful to partner				Yes	1 186	58.5
Encourage partner to stay faithful				Yes	898	44.3
Avoid contaminated blood transfusions				Yes	984	48.5
Use condoms correctly at every sexual intercourse				Yes	1 245	61.4
Avoid not sharing needles				Yes	1 006	49.6
Avoid commercial sex workers				Yes	748	36.9
Avoid casual partners				Yes	320	15.8
% Accurate knowledge of HIV prevention strategies						9.0

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