Table 4 HIV knowledge and social support among ALHIV (n = 61)
From: The secret life of young adolescents living with HIV in northern Mozambique - a mixed methods study
n | % | |
|---|---|---|
Social support (Yes) (n = 61) | ||
Have someone who helps you when you have a problem? | 55 | 90.0 |
Have someone to play with or spend time with when you feel lonely? | 53 | 87.0 |
Have someone to talk to when you have questions about your HIV? | 15 | 48.0 |
Have someone who makes you feel better when you are sad? | 47 | 77.0 |
HIV knowledge (Correct response) (n = 31) | ||
It’s possible to look at a person and tell if they are HIV-positive. | 22 | 71.0 |
Anyone can become infected with HIV. | 22 | 71.0 |
You can get HIV by kissing a person on the mouth who is infected with HIV. | 21 | 68.0 |
The amount of HIV in a person’s blood is called viral load. | 12 | 39.0 |
There is a cure for HIV. | 17 | 55.0 |
Antiretroviral medications (ARVs) lower the amount of HIV virus in the body. | 29 | 94.0 |
It is OK to miss doses of ARVs. | 26 | 84.0 |
Viral load means the amount of virus in your blood. | 7 | 23.0 |
HIV cannot be passed from an HIV-positive pregnant woman to her unborn child. | 10 | 32.0 |
A woman can protect her baby from getting HIV during pregnancy and breastfeeding if she takes her ARVs every day. | 23 | 74.0 |
Median % of correct answers | 61 | |