Table 3 Level of knowledge of HIV among young Ethiopians, EDHS 2016
| Â | Total | Level of HIV Knowledge | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Low | Moderate | Comprehensive | ||||||||
N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | |||
Knowledge of HIV | Â | Â | 2086 | 20.9 | 4863 | 48.8 | 3023 | 30.3 | ||
Measurements of HIV knowledge by domain | Can people reduce their chance of getting HIV by using a condom every time they have sex? | No | 1912 | 21.0 | 840 | 44.0 | 1072 | 56.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Yes | 7167 | 79.0 | 601 | 8.4 | 3572 | 49.0 | 3024 | 42.0 | ||
Can people reduce their chance of getting HIV by having just one uninfected sex partner who has no other sex partners? | No | 1625 | 20.7 | 753 | 46.3 | 872 | 54.0 | 0 | 0.0 | |
Yes | 7819 | 79.3 | 917 | 1.7 | 3879 | 49.6 | 3023 | 38.6 | ||
Is it possible for a healthy-looking person to have HIV? | No | 2400 | 25.3 | 1005 | 41.0 | 1395 | 58.1 | 0 | 0.0 | |
Yes | 7074 | 74.7 | 726 | 10.2 | 3325 | 47.0 | 3023 | 43.0 | ||
Can people get HIV because of witchcraft or other supernatural means? | No | 8532 | 89.5 | 1164 | 14.0 | 4345 | 51.0 | 3023 | 35.0 | |
Yes | 1001 | 10.5 | 627 | 62.0 | 374 | 37.0 | 0 | 0.0 | ||
Can people get HIV from mosquito bites? | No | 6363 | 70.7 | 558 | 9.0 | 2782 | 44.0 | 3023 | 48.0 | |
Yes | 2640 | 29.3 | 974 | 37.0 | 1666 | 63.0 | 0 | 0.0 | ||
Can people get HIV by sharing food with a person who has HIV? | No | 8561 | 80.0 | 1071 | 13.0 | 4467 | 52.0 | 3023 | 35.0 | |
Yes | 2131 | 20.0 | 838 | 69.0 | 375 | 31.0 | 0 | 0 | ||