Table 2.
HIV-related knowledge, phobia and self-efficacy
| Knowledge | True | False | Don’t know | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| If HIV is treated properly, an average HIV-infected person can live more than 20 years (T) | 78.2 | 6.2 | 15.6 | ||
| HIV could be transmitted via kissing (F) | 20.8 | 72.7 | 6.4 | ||
| HIV could be transmitted via mosquito bites (F) | 27.7 | 55.0 | 17.3 | ||
| Total knowledge score: Mean (SD) = 2.1 (0.9) | |||||
| Strongly disagree | Disagree | Neutral | Agree | Strongly agree | |
| Phobia | |||||
| When I feel an ache or pain, I assume it is due to HIV/AIDS. | 31.0 | 34.9 | 18.2 | 12.6 | 3.3 |
| I avoid watching TV programs about HIV/ AIDS. | 29.3 | 40.9 | 18.7 | 8.7 | 2.3 |
| I frequently check my body for signs of HIV/AIDS. | 23.5 | 32.5 | 26.3 | 13.5 | 4.3 |
| Total phobia scale: Mean (SD) = 6.8 (2.5) | |||||
| Self-efficacy | |||||
| I can say no to sex when my partner wants sex and I don’t | 2.7 | 13.0 | 23.8 | 38.3 | 22.1 |
| It’s difficult to talk about condom use with my partner.a | 36.1 | 42.6 | 11.6 | 6.5 | 3.2 |
| Confidence in ability to use condoms when I am excited | 2.7 | 9.8 | 16.4 | 39.1 | 32.1 |
| Confidence in ability to use condoms when partner doesn’t want to use them. | 2.5 | 7.0 | 18.2 | 41.7 | 30.6 |
| Total self-efficacy: Mean (SD) = 15.4 (2.9) | |||||
aReverse code.