Table 2. HIV knowledge, risk perceptions, and attitudes among community and factory youth.
Indicator/Response | 2006 (n = 813) | 2009 (n = 501) | |||
n | % | n | % | ||
HIV knowledge | |||||
Not having sex at all | Yes | 419 | 51.4 | 345 | 69.0 * |
Having sex with 1 uninfected partner | Yes | 659 | 80.8 | 452 | 90.2 * |
Consistent condom use | Yes | 713 | 87.5 | 476 | 95.5 * |
Healthy person can be HIV+ | Yes | 663 | 81.3 | 394 | 78.6 |
Combination all 4 above | Yes | 294 | 36.2 | 249 | 49.7* |
Transmission by oral sex | No | 422 | 52.0 | 120 | 23.8 * |
Transmission by anal sex | Yes | 397 | 48.7 | 181 | 36.3 * |
Transmission by mosquito bite | No | 557 | 68.5 | 373 | 74.4 |
Transmission by sharing meal | No | 676 | 83.2 | 436 | 86.9 |
Risk perceptions | |||||
Refuse sex/use condom if the partner has STI symptoms | Yes | 586 | 71.9 | 451 | 90.0 * |
At risk for HIV | Yes | 189 | 23.2 | 164 | 33.0 * |
Attitudes towards PLWH | |||||
Care for relatives with HIV | Yes | 529 | 64.9 | 417 | 83.2 * |
Buy food from HIV+ food seller | Yes | 265 | 32.5 | 228 | 45.5 * |
HIV+ teacher can teach | Yes | 540 | 66.3 | 393 | 78.4 * |
Should inform spouse/partner if HIV+ | Yes | 725 | 89.0 | 484 | 96.6 * |
: p<0.05.