| Is HIV/AIDS a viral disease? |
| Year |
Yes (%) |
No (%) |
I don’t know (%) |
| 2010 |
150 (89.8) |
9 (5.4) |
8 (4.8) |
| 2017 |
145 (86.8) |
11 (6.6) |
11 (6.6) |
| Total |
295 (88.3) |
20 (6.0) |
19 (5.7) |
| Chi-square 0.936 P-value = 0.849 [NS] |
| Is HIV/AIDS transmitted through unprotected sexual contact? |
| 2010 |
155 (92.8) |
8 (4.8) |
4 (2.4) |
| 2017 |
154 (92.2) |
6 (3.6) |
7 (4.2) |
| Total |
(309 (92.5 |
14 (4.2) |
11 (3.3) |
| Chi-square 0.418 P-value =0.566 [NS] |
| Is HIV/AIDS transmitted by blood transfusion, blood products such as plasma? |
| 2010 |
154 (92.2) |
4 (2.4) |
9 (5.4) |
| 2017 |
118 (70.7) |
17 (10.2) |
32 (19.2) |
| Total |
272 (81.4) |
21 (6.3) |
41 (12.3) |
| Chi-square 7.82** P-value =0.0063 [S] |
| Is HIV/AIDS transmitted during pregnancy from mother to fetus inside the uterus? |
| 2010 |
132 (79.0) |
14 (8.4) |
21 (12.6) |
| 2017 |
100 (59.9) |
17 (10.2) |
50 (29.9) |
| Total |
232 (69.5) |
31 (9.3) |
71 (21.3) |
| Chi-square 7.24** P-value =0.0074 [S] |
| Is HIV/AIDS transmitted from mother to child through breast feeding? |
| 2010 |
64 (38.3) |
63 (37.7) |
40 (24.0) |
| 2017 |
66 (39.5) |
26 (15.6) |
72 (43.1) |
| Total |
130 (38.9) |
89 (26.6) |
112 (33.5) |
| Chi-square 0.392 P-value = 0.285 [NS] |
| Is HIV/AIDS transmitted from mother to child during birth? |
| 2010 |
92 (55.1) |
26 (15.6) |
49 (29.3) |
| 2017 |
63 (37.7) |
34 (20.4) |
70 (41.9) |
| Total |
155 (46.4) |
60 (18.0) |
119 (35.6) |
| Chi-square 7.95** P-value = 0.0061 [S] |
| Is HIV/AIDS transmitted through sharing needles injection? |
| 2010 |
148 (88.6) |
11 (6.5) |
8 (4.8) |
| 2017 |
123 (73.7) |
21 (12.6) |
23 (13.8) |
| Total |
271 (81.1) |
32 (9.6) |
31 (9.3) |
| Chi-square 6.35** P-value = 0.0084 [S] |
| Is HIV/AIDS transmitted through the common use of toothbrush and razors? |
| 2010 |
115 (68.9) |
34 (20.4) |
18 (10.8) |
| 2017 |
103 (61.7) |
37 (22.2) |
27 (16.2) |
| Total |
218 (35.3) |
71 (21.3) |
45 (13.5) |
| Chi-square 3.216 P-value = 0.064 [NS] |
| Does drug abuse increase HIV infection rates? |
| 2010 |
110 (65.9) |
22 (13.2) |
35 (21.0) |
| 2017 |
75 (44.9) |
39 (23.4) |
53 (31.7) |
| Total |
185 (55.4) |
61 (18.3) |
88 (26.3) |
| Chi-square 7.84** P-value = 0.0061 [S] |
| Is a vaccine available for HIV/AIDS? |
| 2010 |
104 (62.3) |
31 (18.7) |
32 (19.2) |
| 2017 |
58 (34.7) |
65 (38.9) |
44 (34.7) |
| Total |
162 (48.5) |
96 (28.7) |
76 (22.8) |
| Chi-square 8.923** P-value = 0.0046 [S] |
*(P<0.05); **(P<0.01); [S]: Significant; [NS]: Non-Significant.