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. 2012 Dec 28;7(12):e53213. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0053213

Table 2. HIV knowledge by awareness of pediatric HIV/AIDS.

Know HIV positive children Know HIV positive children on ART Know children who tested for HIV
No Yes No Yes No Yes
(n = 9449) (n = 7515) (n = 10272) (n = 6718) (n = 11388) (n = 5605)
HIV knowledge p<0.001 p<0.001 p = 0.002
Low (0–2) 13.8 5.1 13.6 4.3 10.8 8.2
Medium (3–4) 51.1 51.0 51.0 51.1 50.9 51.2
High (5–6) 35.1 44.0 35.4 44.7 38.3 40.5
A mother can transmit HIV through breastfeeding
p<0.001 p<0.001 p<0.001
Yes 79.1 89.2 79.3 90.1 82.4 86.1
No 9.9 6.4 9.9 6.0 8.5 8.2
Don’t know 10.9 4.3 10.7 3.9 9.1 5.7
An HIV positive mother can do something to prevent HIV infection of baby
p<0.001 p<0.001 p<0.001
Yes 76.1 89.9 76.8 90.5 80.2 86.3
No 9.0 4.3 8.9 4.0 7.4 6.0
Don’t know 14.8 5.8 14.3 5.5 12.4 7.6
Know someone who is HIV positive
p<0.001
Yes 50.7 90.4
No 49.3 9.6
Know someone on ART p<0.001
Yes 48.2 90.2
No 51.8 9.8

ART = antiretroviral treatment.