Table 2 Knowledge of HIV transmission by district
Total Sample | Nkangala | OR Tambo | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
HIV knowledge question | n | % | n | % | n | % | p-value |
Can a person reduce the risk of HIV by having fewer sexual partners? | 1416/1891 | 74.9 | 708 | 74.1 | 708 | 75.6 | 0.451 |
Can a person reduce the risk of getting HIV by using a condom every time he/she has sex? | 1808/1912 | 94.6 | 920 | 93.9 | 888 | 93.9 | 0.187 |
Can AIDS be cured? | 1386/1897 | 73.1 | 766 | 80.6 | 620 | 65.5 | < 0.0001 |
Can a healthy–looking person have HIV? | 1478/1901 | 77.8 | 861 | 89.6 | 617 | 65.6 | < 0.0001 |
Can a person get HIV by sharing food with someone who is infected with the virus? | 1553/1904 | 81.6 | 836 | 87.5 | 717 | 75.6 | < 0.0001 |
Overall correct HIV knowledge | 828/1852 | 44.7 | 472 | 50.5 | 356 | 38.8 | < 0.0001 |