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Table 2 The frequency and percentage of correct answers to HIV-related knowledge

From: The prevalence of and factors associated with willingness to utilize HTC service among college students in China

Question

Correct responses

n

%

1. Can mosquito bites transmit HIV?

1996

60.2

2. Can a person be diagnosed with HIV by his appearance?

2938

88.7

3. Can causal contact with patients transmit HIV?

2984

90.0

4. Is HIV transmitted from an infected mother to her baby?

3118

94.1

5. Can receiving blood and blood products lead to HIV infection?

3241

97.8

6. Can correct and consistent use of condoms reduce the risk of HIV transmission?

2889

87.2

7. Is HIV a highly contagious, incurable disease?

2148

64.8

8. At present, is HIV spreading rapidly among young students in China, transmitted primarily through male homosexual contact and secondly through heterosexual contact?

1862

56.2

9. After taking high-risk behaviors such as needle-sharing among drug users and unprotected sexual contact, should a person immediately seek HIV voluntary counseling and test?

3138

94.7

10. Can having only one uninfected sex partner reduce the risk of HIV transmission?

2619

79.0

11. Have the rights of PLHIV been legally protected, including the rights of marriage, employment, education and medical care?

2608

78.7

12. Can use of new type of drugs such as methamphetamine increase the risk of transmitting HIV?

2460

74.2

Total correct answer about HIV-related knowledge

516

15.6

  1. Note. Item 1–3 belong to misconceptions and the remaining items belong to correct beliefs