| Is HIV/AIDS a viral disease? |
| Students |
Yes (%) |
No (%) |
I don’t know (%) |
| NU |
155 (90.1) |
8 (4.7) |
9 (5.2) |
| DU |
145 (86.8) |
11 (6.6) |
11 (6.6) |
| Total |
300 (88.4) |
19 (5.6) |
20 (5.9) |
| Chi-square =1.093 P-value = 0.1783 [NS] |
| Is HIV/AIDS transmitted through sexual contact? |
| NU |
155 (90.1) |
6 (3.5) |
11 (6.4) |
| DU |
154 (92.2) |
6 (3.6) |
7 (4.2) |
| Total |
309 (91.1) |
12 (3.5) |
17 (5.3) |
| Chi-square = 0.672 P-value = 0.538 [NS] |
| Is HIV/AIDS transmitted by blood transfusion or blood products such as plasma? |
| NU |
152 (88.4) |
4 (2.3) |
16 (9.3) |
| DU |
118 (70.7) |
17 (10.2) |
32 (19.2) |
| Total |
270 (79.5) |
21 (12.5) |
48 (14.2) |
| Chi-square =6.76 ** P-value= 0.0094 [S] |
| Is HIV/AIDS transmitted during pregnancy from mother to fetus inside the uterus? |
| NU |
132 (76.7) |
12 (7.0) |
28 (16.3) |
| DU |
100 (59.9) |
17 (10.2) |
50 (29.9) |
| Total |
232 (68.3) |
29 (8.6) |
78 (23.1) |
| Chi-square =6.58 ** P-value =0.0087 [S] |
| Is HIV/AIDS transmitted from mother to child through breast feeding? |
| NU |
60 (34.8) |
40 (23.3) |
72 (41.9) |
| DU |
66 (39.5) |
26 (15.6) |
72 (43.1) |
| Total |
126 (37.1) |
66 (19.4) |
144 (42.5) |
| Chi-square =1.27 P-value =0.092 [NS] |
| Is HIV/AIDS transmitted from mother to child during birth? |
| NU |
56 (32.5) |
52 (30.3) |
64 (37.2) |
| DU |
63 (37.7) |
34 (20.4) |
70 (41.9) |
| Total |
119 (35.1) |
86 (25.3) |
134(39.5) |
| Chi-square =2.08 P-value= 0.077 [NS] |
| Is HIV/AIDS transmitted through sharing needles injection? |
| NU |
168 (97.7) |
4 (2.3) |
0 (0) |
| DU |
123 (73.7) |
21 (12.6) |
23 (13.8) |
| Total |
291 (85.7) |
25 (7.5) |
23 (6.9) |
| Chi-square =7.92 ** P-value = 0.0098 [S] |
| Is HIV/AIDS transmitted through the common use of toothbrush and razors? |
| NU |
104 (60.5) |
36 (20.9) |
32 (18.6) |
| DU |
103 (61.7) |
37 (22.2) |
27 (16.2) |
| Total |
207 (60.8) |
73 (21.5) |
59 (17.4) |
| Chi-square =0.183 P-value = 0.769 [NS] |
| Does drug abuse increase HIV infection rates? |
| NU |
40 (23.3) |
32 (18.6) |
100 (58.1) |
| DU |
75 (44.9) |
39 (23.4) |
53 (31.7) |
| Total |
115 (33.9) |
71 (21.0) |
153 (44.9) |
| Chi-square =7.63 ** P-value =0.0086 [S] |
| Is a vaccine available for HIV/AIDS? |
| NU |
20 (11.6) |
116 (67.5) |
36 (20.9) |
| DU |
58 (34.7) |
65 (38.9) |
44 (34.7) |
| Total |
78 (23.1) |
181 (53.2) |
80 (27.8) |
| Chi-square = 8.02 ** P-value = 0.0087 [S] |
*(P<0.05); ** (P<0.01); [S], Significant; [NS], Non-Significant; DU, Diyala University; NU, Al-Nahrain University.