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Table 4 Relationship between access to health knowledge and awareness of HIV transmission routes (N = 9274)

From: Awareness of HIV/AIDS and its routes of transmission as well as access to health knowledge among rural residents in Western China: a cross-sectional study

Access to health knowledge

N

Blood (%)

χ2

p value

Mother-to-Child (%)

χ2

p value

Sex (%)

χ2

p value

NCD (in the last 6 months) and medical instructions

 Do not have an NCD

6889

69.0

65.931***

< 0.001

57.2

57.474***

< 0.001

69.3

96.467***

< 0.001

 Living with an NCD with medical instructions

1930

69.7

  

54.3

  

70.4

  

 Living with an NCD without medical instructions

455

51.0

  

39.3

  

47.7

  

Had a physical examination (in the last year)

 Yes

3515

74.0

87.052***

< 0.001

58.9

23.497***

< 0.001

75.4

126.968***

< 0.001

 No

5759

64.7

  

53.8

  

64.2

  

Participated in health education activities (in last 6 months)

 Yes

2951

76.1

125.255***

< 0.001

61.4

56.120***

< 0.001

76.1

117.298***

< 0.001

 No

6323

64.5

  

53.1

  

64.9

  

Received health knowledge from medical staff

 Yes

4872

78.9

535.575***

< 0.001

65.0

356.523***

< 0.001

79.4

570.262***

< 0.001

 No

4402

56.5

  

45.5

  

56.3

  

Received health knowledge from mass media

 Yes

6653

76.0

656.038***

< 0.001

64.9

802.594***

< 0.001

77.3

846.813***

< 0.001

 No

2621

48.5

  

32.5

  

46.1

  

Received health knowledge from family members

 Yes

795

64.5

5.475***

0.019

53.5

1.845

0.174

63.6

9.326**

0.002

 No

8479

68.6

  

56.0

  

68.9

  

Received health knowledge by socializing

 Yes

1696

75.9

56.197***

< 0.001

64.0

57.762***

< 0.001

77.5

79.168***

< 0.001

 No

7578

66.5

  

53.9

  

66.4

  

Overall

9274

67.8

55.4

68.1

  1. **P < 0.01, ***P < 0.001