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Table 3 Perceptions of STD/AIDS among MA users

From: Gender difference in the characteristics of and high-risk behaviours among non-injecting heterosexual methamphetamine users in Qingdao, Shandong Province, China

Questions

Total (%, n=398)

Male (%, n=288)

Female (%, n=110)

X2

P value

Have you ever heard of syphilis? (Yes)

397 (99.7)

287 (99.7)

110 (100)

  

Do you know the transmission routes of syphilis? (Yes)

353 (88.7)

268 (93.1)

85 (77.3)

19.772

<0.05

Do you know the transmission routes of HIV? (Yes)

396 (99.5)

286 (99.3)

110 (100)

  

Can HIV be transmitted by eating together? (Yes)

278 (69.8)

185 (64.2)

93 (84.5)

17.978

<0.05

Do you know the risk of multiple sex partners? (Yes)

390 (98.0)

280 (97.2)

110 (100)

 

>0.05

Can HIV infection be identified by appearance? (Yes)

128 (32.2)

96 (33.3)

32 (29.1)

1.262

>0.05

Can STD/AIDS be prevented by using condom? (Yes)

225 (56.5)

151 (52.4)

74 (67.3)

17.800

<0.05