Table 2.
HIV/AIDS-related knowledge, Stigma towards people with HIV and willingness to participate in free HIV testing in the study subjects
| Knowledge items |
Urban residents |
Rural residents |
Pvalue |
||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | % | Number | % | ||
|
Total knowledge score(mean, SD ) |
10.8 |
(3.5) |
8.9 |
(3.8) |
<0.001 |
| Is AIDS a contagious disease? (yes) |
1644 |
82.4 |
1599 |
81.1 |
0.285 |
| Can an apparently healthy person be a carrier for HIV? (yes) |
1479 |
74.1 |
1174 |
59.6 |
<0.001 |
| At present, is there a vaccine to protect against HIV? (no) |
1085 |
54.3 |
753 |
38.2 |
<0.001 |
| At present, is AIDS curable? (no) |
1393 |
70.1 |
996 |
50.6 |
<0.001 |
|
Mode of transmission score(mean, SD ) |
3.8 |
(1.4) |
3.5 |
(1.6) |
<0.001 |
| 1. Can having only one uninfected sex partner reduce the risk of HIV transmission? (yes) |
1221 |
61.4 |
1112 |
56.6 |
0.001 |
| 2. Can use of condoms reduce the risk of transmission of HIV? (yes) |
1424 |
71.3 |
1264 |
64.3 |
<0.001 |
| 3. Can sharing contaminated needles and syringes cause AIDS? |
1609 |
80.6 |
1522 |
77.3 |
0.011 |
| 4. Can receiving blood and blood products lead to AIDS? (yes) |
1735 |
86.8 |
1583 |
80.3 |
<0.001 |
| 5. Can a pregnant woman transmit HIV to her baby? (yes) |
1624 |
81.4 |
1406 |
71.4 |
<0.001 |
|
Misconceptions of transmission score(mean, SD ) |
3.8 |
(1.9) |
3.1 |
(2.0) |
<0.001 |
| 1. Can mosquito bites transmit HIV? (no) |
739 |
37.0 |
427 |
21.7 |
<0.001 |
| 2. Can eating food together transmit HIV? (no) |
1390 |
69.6 |
1084 |
55.1 |
<0.001 |
| 3. Can coughing or sneezing lead to AIDS? (no) |
1353 |
67.8 |
1060 |
53.8 |
<0.001 |
| 4. Can shaking hands, hugging, or kissing cause AIDS? (no) |
1470 |
73.6 |
1276 |
64.7 |
<0.001 |
| 5. Can sharing the same office cause AIDS? (no) |
1523 |
76.2 |
1236 |
62.7 |
<0.001 |
| 6. Can using the same toilet, shower, or swimming pool transmit HIV? (no) |
1097 |
54.9 |
976 |
49.5 |
<0.001 |
|
Stigma score(mean, SD ) |
0.6 |
(0.9) |
0.8 |
(0.9) |
<0.001 |
| 1. Is willing to work together with PLWHA? |
519 |
26.3 |
650 |
33.8 |
<0.001 |
| 2. Is willing to accept family members with HIV/AIDS? |
189 |
9.6 |
192 |
10.0 |
0.706 |
| 3. Is willing to have their children study together with PLWHA? |
454 |
23.0 |
648 |
33.8 |
<0.001 |
| willingness to participate in free HIV testing | 1438 | 73.0 | 1516 | 78.8 | <0.001 |