Table 2 Knowledge of HIV/AIDS prevention among college students surveyed in the three cities of China, 2019
Questions | Number N (%) | Cities | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Beijing (N = 2780) | Shenzhen (N = 826) | Kunming (N = 1092) | ||
N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | ||
Can a person tell that another person be infected with HIV based on his/her appearance? | ||||
 Yes | 341 (7.3) | 200 (7.2) | 36 (4.4) | 105 (9.6) |
 No | 3733 (79.4) | 2095 (75.4) | 736 (89.1) | 902 (82.6) |
 Unknown | 624 (13.3) | 485 (17.4) | 54 (6.5) | 85 (7.8) |
Can a person be infected with HIV by a mosquito bite? | ||||
 Yes | 1026 (21.8) | 755 (27.2) | 96 (11.6) | 175 (16.0) |
 No | 3282 (69.9) | 1689 (60.7) | 700 (84.8) | 893 (81.8) |
 Unknown | 390 (8.3) | 336 (12.1) | 30 (3.6) | 24 (2.2) |
Can a person be infected with HIV by eating with a person with HIV? | ||||
 Yes | 366 (7.8) | 303 (10.9) | 28 (3.4) | 35 (3.2) |
 No | 4015 (85.5) | 2200 (79.1) | 775 (93.8) | 1040 (95.2) |
 Unknown | 317 (6.7) | 277 (10.0) | 23 (2.8) | 17 (1.6) |
Can a person be infected with HIV via an HIV-infected blood transfusion? | ||||
 Yes | 4428 (94.3) | 2566 (92.3) | 786 (95.2) | 1076 (98.6) |
 No | 75 (1.6) | 48 (1.7) | 18 (2.1) | 9 (0.8) |
 Unknown | 195 (4.1) | 166 (6.0) | 22 (2.7) | 7 (0.6) |
Can a person be infected with HIV by sharing syringes with a person with HIV? | ||||
 Yes | 4473 (95.2) | 2586 (93.0) | 810 (98.1) | 1077 (98.6) |
 No | 51 (1.1) | 42 (1.5) | 5 (0.6) | 4 (0.4) |
 Unknown | 174 (3.7) | 152 (5.5) | 11 (1.3) | 11 (1.0) |
Can a baby born to an HIV-positive mother be infected with HIV? | ||||
 Yes | 4284 (91.2) | 2424 (87.2) | 787 (95.3) | 1073 (98.3) |
 No | 82 (1.7) | 66 (2.4) | 10 (1.2) | 6 (0.5) |
 Unknown | 332 (7.1) | 290 (10.4) | 29 (3.5) | 13 (1.2) |
Can the correct use of condom reduce the spread of AIDS? | ||||
 Yes | 4235 (90.1) | 2377 (85.5) | 790 (95.6) | 1068 (97.8) |
 No | 117 (2.5) | 95 (3.4) | 13 (1.6) | 9 (0.8) |
 Unknown | 346 (7.4) | 308 (11.1) | 23 (2.8) | 15 (1.4) |
Can a person having sex with only one partner reduce the spread of AIDS? | ||||
 Yes | 3642 (77.5) | 1948 (70.1) | 663 (80.3) | 1031 (94.4) |
 No | 448 (9.4) | 320 (11.5) | 96 (11.6) | 32 (2.9) |
 Unknown | 608 (12.9) | 512 (18.4) | 67 (8.1) | 29 (2.7) |