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Table 3 Information seeking and knowledge

From: Knowledge of HIV infection and other sexually transmitted diseases among men who have sex with men in Finland

  

Age

Place of residence

Highest education

Employment

  

Under 25

25-40

Over 40

Pop.

Over

500 000

Pop. 100

000-499

999

Pop.

Under

100 000

College level or higher

Others

Full time

Others

Information seeking

During last month

2

13

9

15

2

6

16

8

18

6

0.4%

1.3%

1.5%

2.0%

0.3%

0.9%

1.6%

0.8%

1.6%

0.6%

 

More seldom

379

857

516

673

513

521

889

858

968

777

78.8%

86.3%

87.8%

88.3%

85.9%

80.8%

88.5%

81.7%

87.6%

81.9%

 

Never

100

123

63

74

82

118

99

184

119

166

20.8%

12.4%

10.7%

9.7%

13.7%

18.3%

9.9%

17.5%

10.8%

17.5%

Knowledge about HIV, tests and treatments

Already knowing

472

985

585

758

591

637

997

1035

1101

932

97.5%

98.7%

99.2%

99.1%

98.8%

98.0%

99.1%

98.3%

99.3%

98.0%

Not certain, know, understand, believe

12

13

5

7

7

13

9

18

8

19

2.5%

1.3%

0.8%

0.9%

1.2%

2.0%

0.9%

1.7%

0.7%

2.0%

Knowledge about infection transmission

Already knowing

446

951

562

741

567

599

971

983

1069

885

92.1%

95.3%

95.3%

96.9%

94.8%

92.2%

96.5%

93.4%

96.4%

93.1%

Not certain, know, understand, believe

38

47

28

24

31

51

35

70

40

66

7.9%

4.7%

4.7%

3.1%

5.2%

7.8%

3.5%

6.6%

3.6%

6.9%

Knowledge about PEP

Already knowing

77

242

121

186

110

130

235

205

249

190

15.9%

24.2%

20.5%

24.3%

18.4%

20.0%

23.4%

19.5%

22.5%

20.0%

Not certain, know, understand, believe

407

756

469

579

488

520

771

848

860

761

84.1%

75.8%

79.5%

75.7%

81.6%

80.0%

76.6%

80.5%

77.5%

80.0%

  1. p -value < 0.05
  2. p-value > 0.05