Table 2.
Percentage of Correct and “I Don't Know” Responses on the Rapid HIV Testing Comprehension Questionnain
| Correct responses |
Comparison of proportions of correct answers |
“I don't know” responses |
Comparison of proportions of “I don't know” responses |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All participants | In-person arm |
Video arm |
Δ in% | p-value | All participants | In-person arm |
Video arm |
Δin% | p-value | |
| n=674 | n=304 | n=270 | n=674 | n=304 | n=270 | |||||
| HIV/AIDS Definition | % | % | % | Δ | p≤ | % | % | % | Δ | p≤ |
| Q1 If you were HIV infected, current drug treatments would let you live longer. (T | 90.2 | 90.5 | 90.0 | 0.5 | 0.85 | 2.8 | 3.3 | 2.2 | 1.1 | 0.44 |
| Q2 People can get AIDS without getting HIV. (F) | 79.1 | 76.3 | 82.2 | -5.9 | 0.08 | 5.6 | 7.9 | 3.0 | 4.9 | 0.01 |
| Q3 Being infected with HIV does not mean you have AIDS. (T | 86.8 | 87.8 | 85.6 | 2.2 | 0.42 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 0.1 | 0.92 |
| Q4 A person can be infected with HIV for 5 years or more without getting AIDS. (T | 91.3 | 93.1 | 89.3 | 3.8 | 0.10 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 0.6 | 0.35 |
| HIV Transmission | ||||||||||
| Q5 A person cannot get HIV by donating blood. (T) | 58.2 | 58.6 | 57.8 | 0.8 | 0.85 | 5.4 | 5.3 | 5.6 | -0.3 | 0.88 |
| Q6 A woman with HIV can give HIV to her baby during breastfeeding. (T) | 97.7 | 99.3 | 95.9 | 3.4 | 0.01 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 2.6 | -2.6 | 0.00 |
| Q7 If someone gets HIV through needle sharing, that person can only spread HIV by sharing needles with other peopl | 78.1 | 78.0 | 78.1 | -0.1 | 0.96 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1.1 | -1.1 | 0.07 |
| Q8 Coins, such as quarters or nickels, can carry HIV. (F) | 93.9 | 94.1 | 93.7 | 0.4 | 0.86 | 3.1 | 2.3 | 4.1 | -1.8 | 0.22 |
| Q9 A person cannot get HIV by putting their tongue in the mouth of someone who has HIV. (T) | 77.5 | 80.3 | 74.4 | 5.9 | 0.10 | 1.9 | 1.3 | 2.6 | -1.3 | 0.27 |
| HIV Prevention | ||||||||||
| Q10 HIV is destroyed by bleach. (T) | 59.9 | 70.4 | 48.2 | 22.2 | 0.00 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.35 |
| Q11 If you use injection drugs, the only way to prevent getting HIV is to quit using them. (F) | 62.5 | 65.1 | 59.6 | 5.5 | 0.17 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 1.9 | -0.6 | 0.61 |
| Q12 Wearing insect repellant to keep away mosquitoes will help prevent you from getting HIV. (F) | 90.1 | 88.2 | 92.2 | -4.0 | 0.10 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 0.2 | 0.90 |
| Q13 Not having sex is the only way to reduce your risk of getting HIV. (F) | 79.3 | 84.2 | 73.7 | 10.5 | 0.00 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.35 |
| Q14 You can prevent getting HIV after sex by washing your genitals or private parts. (F) | 94.8 | 95.1 | 94.4 | 0.7 | 0.74 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.75 |
| HIV Testing | ||||||||||
| Q15 HIV makes antibodies which harm a person's body. (F) | 32.4 | 37.8 | 26.3 | 11.5 | 0.00 | 4.2 | 4.6 | 3.7 | 0.9 | 0.59 |
| Q16 Having blood drawn for an HIV test will make you anemic. (F) | 93.4 | 94.8 | 92.1 | 2.7 | 0.19 | 5.8 | 7.2 | 4.1 | 3.1 | 0.10 |
| Q17 The HIV antibody test will help strengthen your antibodies to keep you from getting infected with HIV. (F) | 80.7 | 79.9 | 81.5 | -1.6 | 0.64 | 3.0 | 3.6 | 2.2 | 1.4 | 0.32 |
| Q18 If you were infected with HIV one week ago, your HIV test will be negative. (T) | 78.4 | 66.8 | 69.6 | -2.8 | 0.54 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 0.1 | 0.88 |
| Q19 The HIV antibody test will not tell you if you have AIDS. (T) | 69.7 | 69.4 | 70.0 | -0.6 | 0.88 | 7.3 | 8.2 | 6.3 | 1.9 | 0.38 |
| Q20 If your HIV test is negative, it must be repeated within a week to confirm the results. (F) | 68.1 | 79.3 | 77.4 | 1.9 | 0.92 | 5.4 | 6.9 | 3.7 | 3.2 | 0.09 |
| Rapid HIV Testing | ||||||||||
| Q21 It takes one to two days to perform a rapid HIV test. (F) | 90.2 | 89.8 | 90.7 | -0.9 | 0.71 | 2.1 | 3.3 | 0.7 | 2.6 | 0.03 |
| Q22 An invalid rapid HIV test result means you've been infected with HIV for fewer than 3 months. (F) | 83.3 | 84.5 | 81.9 | 2.6 | 0.39 | 6.1 | 8.2 | 3.7 | 4.5 | 0.02 |
| Q23 If your rapid HIV test is positive, then you will need a test to confirm this. (T) | 97.9 | 97.7 | 98.2 | -0.5 | 0.71 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.63 |
| Q24 The rapid HIV test with OraQuick uses a sample of your urine. (F) | 90.1 | 89.5 | 90.7 | -1.2 | 0.61 | 6.5 | 7.9 | 4.8 | 3.1 | 0.13 |
| Q25 A needle can be used to take blood from your arm for the OraQuick rapid HIV test. (T) | 48.3 | 54.3 | 41.5 | 12.8 | 0.00 | 4.2 | 5.9 | 2.2 | 3.7 | 0.03 |
| Q26 Even if your rapid HIV test is positive, you may not have HIV. (T) | 74.4 | 76.3 | 72.2 | 4.1 | 0.26 | 5.2 | 5.6 | 4.8 | 0.8 | 0.68 |