Table 2 HIV/AIDS-related knowledge, Stigma towards people with HIV and willingness to participate in free HIV testing in the study subjects
Knowledge items | Urban residents | Rural residents | Pvalue | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number | % | Number | % | Â | |
Total knowledge score(mean, SD ) | 10.8 | (3.5) | 8.9 | (3.8) | <0.001 |
Is AIDS a contagious disease? (yes) | 1644 | 82.4 | 1599 | 81.1 | 0.285 |
Can an apparently healthy person be a carrier for HIV? (yes) | 1479 | 74.1 | 1174 | 59.6 | <0.001 |
At present, is there a vaccine to protect against HIV? (no) | 1085 | 54.3 | 753 | 38.2 | <0.001 |
At present, is AIDS curable? (no) | 1393 | 70.1 | 996 | 50.6 | <0.001 |
Mode of transmission score(mean, SD ) | 3.8 | (1.4) | 3.5 | (1.6) | <0.001 |
1. Can having only one uninfected sex partner reduce the risk of HIV transmission? (yes) | 1221 | 61.4 | 1112 | 56.6 | 0.001 |
2. Can use of condoms reduce the risk of transmission of HIV? (yes) | 1424 | 71.3 | 1264 | 64.3 | <0.001 |
3. Can sharing contaminated needles and syringes cause AIDS? | 1609 | 80.6 | 1522 | 77.3 | 0.011 |
4. Can receiving blood and blood products lead to AIDS? (yes) | 1735 | 86.8 | 1583 | 80.3 | <0.001 |
5. Can a pregnant woman transmit HIV to her baby? (yes) | 1624 | 81.4 | 1406 | 71.4 | <0.001 |
Misconceptions of transmission score(mean, SD ) | 3.8 | (1.9) | 3.1 | (2.0) | <0.001 |
1. Can mosquito bites transmit HIV? (no) | 739 | 37.0 | 427 | 21.7 | <0.001 |
2. Can eating food together transmit HIV? (no) | 1390 | 69.6 | 1084 | 55.1 | <0.001 |
3. Can coughing or sneezing lead to AIDS? (no) | 1353 | 67.8 | 1060 | 53.8 | <0.001 |
4. Can shaking hands, hugging, or kissing cause AIDS? (no) | 1470 | 73.6 | 1276 | 64.7 | <0.001 |
5. Can sharing the same office cause AIDS? (no) | 1523 | 76.2 | 1236 | 62.7 | <0.001 |
6. Can using the same toilet, shower, or swimming pool transmit HIV? (no) | 1097 | 54.9 | 976 | 49.5 | <0.001 |
Stigma score(mean, SD ) | 0.6 | (0.9) | 0.8 | (0.9) | <0.001 |
1. Is willing to work together with PLWHA? | 519 | 26.3 | 650 | 33.8 | <0.001 |
2. Is willing to accept family members with HIV/AIDS? | 189 | 9.6 | 192 | 10.0 | 0.706 |
3. Is willing to have their children study together with PLWHA? | 454 | 23.0 | 648 | 33.8 | <0.001 |
willingness to participate in free HIV testing | 1438 | 73.0 | 1516 | 78.8 | <0.001 |