Table 2.
Responses of HIV/sex-related knowledge among college students in Guangxi, 2021 (N = 92,946)
| Variables | Response | N | Percentage(95%CI) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HIV-related knowledge questions | ||||
| AIDS is a serious and incurable infectious disease. | Correct | 81,855 | 88.1(87.9, 88.3) | |
| Incorrect | 11,091 | 11.9(11.7, 12.1) | ||
| The main HIV transmission route among students in China is homosexual, followed by heterosexual, right? | Correct | 77,401 | 83.3(83.0, 83.5) | |
| Incorrect | 15,545 | 16.7(16.5, 17.0) | ||
| A person infected with HIV can be identified by appearance. | Correct | 83,210 | 89.5(89.3, 89.7) | |
| Incorrect | 9,736 | 10.5(10.3, 10.7) | ||
| Daily contacts can transmit HIV. | Correct | 84,142 | 90.5(90.3, 90.7) | |
| Incorrect | 8,854 | 9.5(9.3, 9.7) | ||
| Consistent and correct use of condoms can reduce the risk of HIV infection. | Correct | 88,663 | 95.4(95.3, 95.5) | |
| Incorrect | 4,283 | 4.6(4.5, 4.7) | ||
| The use of new drugs (Such as Methamphetamine, Ecstasy, Ketamine, etc.) increases the risk of HIV infection. | Correct | 85,618 | 92.1(91.9, 92.3) | |
| Incorrect | 77,328 | 7.9(7.7, 8.1) | ||
| After engaging in high-risk behaviors, such as needle sharing, drug use, or unsafe sex, people should actively seek HIV testing and counseling. | Correct | 90,201 | 97.0(96.9, 97.2) | |
| Incorrect | 2,745 | 3.0(2.8, 3.1) | ||
| Mosquito can bites transmit HIV | Correct | 68,574 | 73.8(73.5, 74.1) | |
| Incorrect | 24,372 | 26.2(25.9, 26.5) | ||
| Awareness of HIV-related knowledge | Yes | 85,145 | 91.6(91.4, 91.8) | |
| No | 7,801 | 8.4(8.2, 8.6) | ||
| Sex-related knowledge questions | ||||
| Having sex before menstruation (14 days) is likely to get pregnant. | Correct | 59,964 | 64.5(64.2, 64.8) | |
| Incorrect | 32,982 | 35.5(35.2, 35.8) | ||
| Sperm can survive in a woman’s uterus or vagina for about 7 days. | Correct | 20,238 | 21.8(21.5, 22.0) | |
| Incorrect | 72,708 | 78.2(78.0, 78.5) | ||
| Ejaculation outside the body can effectively prevent pregnancy. | Correct | 50,083 | 53.9(53.5, 54.2) | |
| Incorrect | 42,863 | 46.1(45.8, 46.5) | ||
| Having sex in a safe period can effectively avoid pregnancy. | Correct | 43,133 | 46.4(46.1, 46.8) | |
| Incorrect | 49,813 | 53.6(53.2, 53.9) | ||
| Genital herpes is a sexually transmitted disease. | Correct | 64,702 | 69.6(69.3, 69.9) | |
| Incorrect | 28,244 | 30.4(30.1, 30.7) | ||
| After pregnancy, female menstruation will continue for two or three months. | Correct | 51,296 | 55.2(54.9, 55.5) | |
| Incorrect | 41,650 | 44.8(44.5, 45.1) | ||
| Painless abortion is safer than ordinary abortion. | Correct | 26,388 | 28.4(28.1, 28.7) | |
| Incorrect | 66,558 | 71.6(71.3, 71.9) | ||
| Awareness of sex-related knowledge | Yes | 24,137 | 26.0(25.7, 26.3) | |
| No | 68,809 | 74.0(73.7, 74.3) | ||