Table 2.

Knowledge and attitudes about HIV by sex, Burkina Faso 2006 (n = 80).

	Percent females (n = 63)	Percent males (n = 17)	Percent total
Should certain people get an HIV test**
no	30	35	31
yes	68	53	65
don’t know	2	12	4
Should certain people be forced to get an HIV test (n = 79)
no	92	63	86
yes	8	*37	14
If someone is HIV+ should their friends be informed (n = 79)
no	69	47	65
yes	31	53	35
If someone is HIV+ should their family be informed
no	27	41	30
yes	73	59	70
If someone is HIV+ are there reasons others be informed, even if the person does not want their status revealed
no	92	71	88
yes	8	*29	13

^*p < 0.05, Fisher's exact test

^**“Don’t know” option was provided for all questions.