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Table 2 HIV knowledge and ART knowledge by sex and HIV status 1

From: Do accurate HIV and antiretroviral therapy knowledge, and previous testing experiences increase the uptake of HIV voluntary counselling and testing? Results from a cohort study in rural Tanzania

HIV knowledge by sex and HIV status

Variable

Total

Male

Female

HIV negative

HIV positive

  

(n)

(%)

n

(%)

n

(%)

n

(%)

Total

9, 461

3, 881

(41)

5, 575

(59)

8, 848

(94)

581

(6)

Ever heard about HIV?

  

Yes

9, 236

3, 817

(98)

5, 419

(97)

8, 622

(98)

577

(99)

No

213

64

(2)

149

(3)

209

(2)

4

(1)

Can correctly name 3 or modes of transmission

  

Yes

3, 519

1, 958

(50)

1, 561

(28)

3, 272

(37)

234

(40)

No

5, 942

1, 928

(50)

4, 014

(72)

5, 576

(63)

347

(60)

Know healthy looking people can have HIV?

  

Yes

6, 527

2, 862

(75)

3, 665

(68)

6, 071

(70)

429

(74)

No

2, 712

956

(25)

1, 756

(32)

2, 554

(30)

128

(26)

Know mosquito bites cannot spread AIDS

  

Yes

5, 665

2, 508

(66)

3, 157

(58)

5, 316

(62)

331

(57)

No

3, 574

1, 310

(34)

2, 264

(42)

3, 309

(38)

246

(43)

Know AIDS cannot be transmitted by sharing cups and plates

  

Yes

6, 286

2, 719

(71)

3, 567

(66)

5, 874

(68)

397

(69)

No

2, 953

1, 099

(29)

1, 854

(34)

2, 751

(32)

180

(31)

Know AIDS cannot be transmitted by kissing

  

Yes

4, 607

2, 185

(57)

2, 422

(45)

4, 307

(50)

286

(50)

No

4, 632

1, 633

(43)

2, 999

(55)

4, 318

(50)

291

(50)

HIV knowledge (composite indicator)

  

Good

5, 403

2, 695

(69)

2, 708

(49)

5, 046

(57)

341

(59)

Fair

3, 095

926

(24)

2, 169

(39)

2, 891

(33)

191

(33)

Poor

963

265

(7)

698

(13)

911

(10)

91

(8)

ART knowledge by sex and HIV status

Total

9, 641

3, 881

(41)

5, 575

(59)

8, 848

(94)

581

(6)

Know someone taking ART

  

Yes

1, 471

655

(17)

816

(15)

1, 349

(15)

116

(20)

No

7, 977

3, 225

(83)

4, 752

(85)

7, 481

(85)

465

(80)

Has correct knowledge of where ART is available locally

  

Yes

2, 968

1, 437

(37)

1, 531

(27)

2, 731

(31)

228

(39)

No

6, 493

2, 449

(63)

4, 044

(73)

6, 117

(69)

353

(61)

Knows ART can only slow down HIV, not stop it

  

Yes

7, 060

3, 240

(83)

3, 820

(69)

6, 582

(75)

455

(78)

No

2, 392

642

(17)

1, 750

(31)

2, 252

(25)

126

(22)

Does not think ART drugs are dangerous and can kill people

  

Yes

3, 137

1, 503

(39)

1, 634

(29)

2, 922

(33)

204

(35)

No

6, 315

2, 379

(61)

3, 936

(71)

5, 912

(67)

377

(65)

Knows ART drugs have to be useful for life

  

Yes

4, 103

2, 082

(54)

2, 021

(36)

3, 810

(43)

278

(48)

No

5, 346

1, 799

(46)

3, 547

(64)

5, 021

(57)

303

(52)

Knows ART drugs are available free of charge in Tanzania

  

Yes

4, 146

1, 936

(50)

2, 210

(40)

3, 831

(43)

298

(51)

No

5, 305

1, 946

(50)

3, 359

(60)

5, 002

(57)

283

(49)

Knows that not everyone who is infected needs ART

  

Yes

731

261

(7)

470

(8)

681

(8)

48

(8)

No

8, 715

3, 618

(93)

5, 097

(92)

8, 148

(92)

532

(92)

Knowledge of ART (composite indicator)

  

Good

1, 198

613

(16)

585

(10)

1, 089

(12)

103

(18)

Fair

5, 241

2, 361

(61)

2, 880

(52)

4, 900

(55)

325

(56)

Poor

3, 022

912

(23)

2, 110

(38)

2, 859

(32)

153

(26)

  1. 1All percentages in this table are column percentages for each variable except the first row of the table which gives the percentage of all (i.e. 41% respondents were male, 94% were HIV negatives).