Table 4.
Correct knowledge about AIDS and modes of HIV transmission by previously HIV testing of 295 participants of the project "Assessing HIV Oral Testing of Brazilian Drug Users".
| HIV testing in life | p value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No | Yes | Total | ||
| The majority of people who transmit HIV looks sick | 54.3 | 69.2 | 60.4 | 0.001*** |
| Performing oral sex on someone brings risk of transmitting HIV | 17.3 | 16.7 | 17.1 | 0.880 |
| Staying physically fit is the best way to prevent HIV/AIDS | 45.1 | 56.7 | 49.8 | 0.051* |
| Condom make sex completely safe | 81.5 | 79.2 | 80.6 | 0.619 |
| Take a shower after having sex decreased significantly the HIV transmission | 61.3 | 71.7 | 65.5 | 0.066* |
| When a couple decides they'll ONLY have sex with each other they no longer need to use condoms | 53.2 | 62.5 | 57.0 | 0.113 |
| Most people exposed to HIV presents soon symptoms of being very sick | 50.9 | 65.8 | 57.0 | 0.011** |
| Having few sexual partners, someone is effectively protected from HIV/AIDS | 63.6 | 74.2 | 67.9 | 0.056* |
| Sharing toothbrushes can transmit HIV | 38.7 | 52.5 | 44.4 | 0.020** |
| A person must have many different sexual partners to be at risk of HIV/AIDS | 50.9 | 58.8 | 54.1 | 0.180 |
| People who have HIV always feel very sick | 27.8 | 35.0 | 30.7 | 0.186 |
| Healthy people belonging to risk groups for AIDS should not donate blood | 65.9 | 68.3 | 66.9 | 0.663 |
| Is not risky share forks and spoons with a person who has HIV/AIDS | 60.5 | 58.3 | 59.6 | 0.715 |
| Eating and sleeping well protects a person against HIV/AIDS | 67.6 | 75.8 | 71.0 | 0.128 |
| It is more important to use condoms and clean needles in big cities than in small cities | 45.7 | 63.3 | 52.9 | 0.003*** |
| A negative HIV test result can occur even in people who have the virus | 61.9 | 67.5 | 64.2 | 0.321 |
| Coughing does not transmit HIV/AIDS | 75.1 | 77.5 | 76.1 | 0.642 |
| In anal sex (penis in anus), only the receptive partner can be infected by HIV | 52.0 | 68.3 | 58.7 | 0.005*** |
| The majority of cases of HIV/AIDS is caused by blood transfusions that occurred before 1984 | 30.1 | 29.2 | 29.7 | 0.870 |
| Most people who have HIV know they have the disease | 49.7 | 60.0 | 53.9 | 0.082* |
| People who donate blood are not at risk of get infected by HIV/AIDS | 40.5 | 45.8 | 42.7 | 0.361 |
| People do not get infected by HIV/AIDS if kiss someone's face or mouth (without tonge) | 81.5 | 82.5 | 81.9 | 0.827 |
| HIV can be transmitted by mosquitoes or cockroaches | 74.0 | 70.8 | 72.7 | 0.551 |
| AIDS is a punishment for committing sins | 61.3 | 62.5 | 61.8 | 0.832 |
| Anal sex is an alternative to vaginal sex in order to prevent HIV infection | 66.5 | 83.3 | 73.4 | 0.001*** |
| HIV can be transmitted through saliva | 55.5 | 55.8 | 55.6 | 0.954 |
| HIV was produced in a laboratory in the United States | 30.6 | 35.8 | 32.8 | 0.351 |
| HIV can pass through the pores of a condom | 55.5 | 63.3 | 58.7 | 0.180 |
| A person can be infected by HIV if an HIV-positive person spit on it | 74.0 | 84.2 | 78.2 | 0.038** |
| Condom lubricant may contain HIV | 65.9 | 70.0 | 67.6 | 0.461 |
| It is not risky to use the same bathroom of person with HIV/AIDS | 51.5 | 55.0 | 52.9 | 0.549 |
Rio de Janeiro, 2006.
* 0.10 ** 0.05 *** 0.01