Table 3.
Knowledge about HIV related issues versus type of university. Percentage (n) of those who replied correctly to the various items
| Public | Private | Total | |
| % (n) | % (n) | % (n) | |
| Risk groups | |||
| University students | 48.9 (152) | 64.2 (210)** | 56.7 (362) |
| Berbers | 75.5 (234) | 73.5 (239) | 74.5 (473) |
| Truck drivers | 24.8 (77) | 46.5 (152)** | 35.9 (229) |
| Soldiers | 64.2 (199) | 63.5 (207) | 63.8 (406) |
| Teachers | 6.4 (20) | 14.7 (48)* | 10.7 (68) |
| Health workers | 87.4 (271) ** | 71.3 (233) | 79.1 (504) |
| Sum score: Knowledge of risk groups | 30.7 (95) | 46.0 (149)** | 38.5 (244) |
| Modes of transmission | |||
| Condom safe prevention | 46.9 (146) | 53.0 (174) | 50.1 (320) |
| HIV/AIDS transmits by unsafe blood transfusion | 95.8 (299) | 96.3 (316) | 96.1 (615) |
| HIV/AIDS transmit by contaminated blood transfusion | 97.4 (304) | 97.0 (318) | 97.2 (622) |
| ------ transmits by contaminated sharp instruments | 93.9 (293) | 93.9 (307) | 93.9 (600) |
| ----do not transmit by shaking hands with infected persons | 88.1 (275) | 83.1 (271) | 85.6 (546) |
| --------do not transmit by eating with infected persons | 90.1 (281) | 85.6 (280) | 87.8 (561) |
| Sum score: Transmission through contaminated instruments | 43.9 (137) | 53.8 (176)* | 49.0 (313) |
| Sum score: Transmission through shaking hands/eating | 43.6 (278) | 43.5 (275) | 86.6 (553) |
** p < 0.001
* p < 0.05