Table 1 What is known about HIV, tests and treatments
Did you know this about HIV, tests and treatments? | I already knew this % | I was not certain about this % | I did not yet know this % | I don’t understand this % | I don’t believe this % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
AIDS is caused by a virus called HIV (n = 2066) | 98.9 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
You cannot be confident about whether someone has HIV or not from their appearance (n = 2066) | 96.7 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 1.5 |
There is a medical test that can show whether or not you have HIV (n = 2062) | 98.7 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.3 |
If someone becomes infected with HIV it may take several weeks before it can be detected in a test (n = 2061) | 93.4 | 5.0 | 1.6 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
There is currently no cure for HIV infection (n = 1399) | 93.8 | 4.4 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 1.4 |
HIV infection can be controlled with medicines so that its impact on health is much less (n = 2065) | 96.0 | 3.3 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
Effective treatment of HIV infection reduces the risk of HIV being transmitted (n = 2066) | 54.3 | 21.9 | 13.9 | 1.3 | 8.6 |