| QUESTION |
n/N* (%) |
Correct answer |
| Knowledge of Sexual Transmission |
| Having more than one sexual partner without using protection will increase a person’s chances of becoming infected with HIV |
226/230 (98.3) |
T |
| A person can be exposed to the HIV in one sexual contact |
215/229 (93.9) |
T |
| The main body fluids that contain HIV are semen, blood, and vaginal secretions |
223/231 (96.5) |
T |
| Oral intercourse carries risk for HIV transmission |
188/230 (81.8) |
T |
| Pre-ejaculatory fluids carry the AIDS virus |
214/225 (95.1) |
T |
| Only receptive (passive) anal intercourse transmits HIV |
118/229 (51.5) |
F |
| Mean score (for correct responses) |
1184/1374 (86.2) |
| Knowledge of Prevention |
| A person can protect him/herself from HIV infection by using a latex condom during sex |
187/230 (81.3) |
T |
| Condoms makes intercourse completely safe |
93/231 (40.3) |
F |
| Showering after sex greatly reduces the transmission of HIV |
213/231 (92.2) |
F |
| Keeping in good physical condition is the best way to prevent exposure to HIV |
120/230 (52.2) |
F |
| Mean score (for correct responses) |
613/922 (66.5) |
| Knowledge of Blood Transmission |
| If someone infected with HIV uses injection drugs and shares needles, he/she can spread HIV |
224/231 (97.0) |
T |
| HIV does not penetrate unbroken skin |
164/230 (71.3) |
T |
| Donating blood carries a risk of getting HIV for the donor |
84/230 (36.5) |
F |
| Mean score (for correct responses) |
472/691 (68.3) |
| Knowledge of HIV Testing |
| A blood test is what tells you if you are infected with HIV |
228/231 (98.7) |
T |
| If someone has a negative HIV test (meaning they don’t have HIV), that means they cannot get HIV |
201/226 (88.9) |
F |
| Someone can have a negative HIV blood test and still have the virus |
212/229 (92.6) |
T |
| Mean score (for correct responses) |
641/686 (93.4) |
| Knowledge of Common Misconceptions |
| Only homosexual (“gay”) people can become infected with HIV |
219/231 (94.8) |
F |
| A person can get HIV by sitting next to someone who is infected with HIV or by touching or hugging someone who is HIV infected |
223/231 (96.5) |
F |
| You can always tell when a person is infected with HIV |
196/228 (86.0) |
F |
| Most persons exposed to the HIV virus know they are exposed |
113/230 (49.1) |
F |
| If a person has HIV but doesn’t know it, he/she can still give it to someone else |
219/228 (96.1) |
T |
| Mean score (for correct responses) |
1190/1379 (86.3) |
| Total mean score (for correct responses)# |
4100/5052 (81.2) |
* Number of respondents varied.