Table 2.
Modes Transmission As Reported By the 4641 High School Students (%). Response to the Question "by which of the Following Ways Can HIV*/AIDS** be Transmitted?"
| Students n = 4641 | ||
| Mode | Correct answers | Percent choosing correct answer |
| Sexual Contact | Yes | 96 |
| Blood transfusion | Yes | 94 |
| Sharing of the needles | Yes | 93 |
| Hand shaking | No | 91 |
| Shaver blade | Yes | 91 |
| Food-borne | No | 87 |
| Kissing and hugging | No | 85 |
| Mother-to-child | Yes | 83 |
| Tattoo | Yes | 81 |
| Public toilet | No | 80 |
| Public swimming pool | No | 79 |
| Sneezing and coughing | No | 77 |
| Dentistry | Yes | 74 |
| Mosquitoes bites | No | 67 |
*HIV, human immunodeficiency virus ** AIDS, acquired immunodeficiency syndrome