Is AIDS a viral disease? |
Gender |
Yes (%) |
No (%) |
I don’t know (%) |
Male |
109 (84.5) |
12 (9.3) |
8 (6.2) |
Female |
186 (90.7) |
8 (3.9) |
11 (5.4) |
Chi-square 1.79 P-value = 0.095 [NS] |
Is HIV/AIDS is transmitted through sexual contact? |
Male |
120 (93.0) |
4 (3.1) |
5 (3.9) |
Female |
189 (92.2) |
10 (4.9) |
6 (2.9) |
Chi-square 0.274 P-value = 0.292 [NS] |
Is HIV/AIDS transmitted by blood transfusion or blood products such as plasma? |
Male |
92 (71.3) |
16 (12.4) |
21 (16.3) |
Female |
180 (87.8) |
5 (2.4) |
20 (9.8) |
Chi-square 6.73** P-value = 0.0077 [S] |
Is HIV/AIDS transmitted during pregnancy from mother to fetus inside the uterus? |
Male |
83 (64.3) |
17 (13.2) |
29 (22.5) |
Female |
149 (73.7) |
14 (6.8) |
42 (20.5) |
Chi-square 4.64* P-value = 0.039 [S] |
Is HIV/AIDS transmitted from mother to child through breast-feeding? |
Male |
48 (37.2) |
46 (35.7) |
35 (27.1) |
Female |
82 (40.0) |
46 (22.4) |
77 (37.6) |
Chi-square 1.03 P-value = 0.108 [NS] |
Is HIV/AIDS transmitted from mother to child during birth? |
Male |
58 (45.0) |
28 (21.7) |
43 (33.3) |
Female |
97 (47.31 |
32 (15.6) |
76 (37.1) |
Chi-square 0.472 P-value = 0.602 [NS] |
Is HIV/AIDS transmitted through sharing of needles (injection)? |
Male |
92 (71.3) |
20 (15.5) |
17 (13.2) |
Female |
179 (87.3) |
12 (5.9) |
14 (6.8) |
Chi-square 6.83 ** P-value = 0.0068 [S] |
Is HIV/AIDS transmitted through the sharing of tooth brush and razors? |
Male |
75 (58.1) |
38 (29.5) |
16 (12.4) |
Female |
143 (69.8) |
33 (16.1) |
29 (14.1) |
Chi-square 5.09 * P-value = 0.0207 [S] |
Does drug abuse increase HIV infection rates? |
Male |
57 (44.2) |
33 (25.6) |
39 (30.2) |
Female |
128 (62.4) |
28 (13.7) |
49 (23.9) |
Chi-square 6.93 ** P-value = 0.0086 [S] |
Is the vaccine for the prevention of AIDS available? |
Male |
70 (54.3) |
35 (27.1) |
24 (18.6) |
Female |
92 (44.9) |
61 (29.8) |
52 (25.4) |
Chi-square 4.63 * P – value = 0.0381 [S] |
*(P<0.05); ** (P<0.01); [S]: Significant; [NS]: Non-Significant.