Table 3: Knowledge and awareness about HIV/AIDS transmission among students of Diyala University according to gender frequency.

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.