Table 4.
Comprehensive knowledge and awareness of HIV among youth (15-24years) by sex, Uganda, 2011.
| Knowledge and awareness | Men | Women | Both | χ2 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | N. | % | N. | % | N. | ||
| Ever heard of AIDS | 15.241*** | ||||||
| No | 2.1 | 83 | 1.0 | 52 | 1.5 | 135 | |
| Yes | 97.9 | 3398 | 99.0 | 4563 | 98.5 | 7961 | |
| Reduce risk of getting HIV: do not have sex at all | 3.934 | ||||||
| No | 7.0 | 2374 | 8.2 | 384 | 7.7 | 621 | |
| Yes | 90.3 | 306 | 89.2 | 4037 | 89.7 | 7101 | |
| Don’t know | 2.7 | 97 | 2.6 | 142 | 2.7 | 239 | |
| Reduce risk of getting HIV: always use condoms during sex | 9.060** | ||||||
| No | 8.0 | 264 | 8.8 | 422 | 8.5 | 686 | |
| Yes | 83.8 | 2850 | 81.3 | 3640 | 82.4 | 6490 | |
| Don’t know | 8.2 | 284 | 9.9 | 501 | 9.2 | 785 | |
| Reduce risk of getting HIV: have 1 sex partner only, who has no other partners | 22.340*** | ||||||
| No | 4.1 | 139 | 5.6 | 278 | 4.9 | 417 | |
| Yes | 90.8 | 3082 | 91.0 | 4103 | 90.9 | 7185 | |
| Don’t know | 5.1 | 177 | 3.4 | 182 | 4.1 | 359 | |
| Can get HIV from mosquito bites | 10.346*** | ||||||
| No | 61.0 | 2086 | 60.4 | 2736 | 60.7 | 4822 | |
| Yes | 28.5 | 961 | 26.8 | 1223 | 27.5 | 2184 | |
| Don’t know | 10.5 | 351 | 12.8 | 604 | 11.8 | 955 | |
| Can get HIV by sharing food with person who has AIDS | 12.772*** | ||||||
| No | 80.7 | 2753 | 77.5 | 3522 | 78.9 | 6275 | |
| Yes | 11.8 | 405 | 14.2 | 656 | 13.2 | 1061 | |
| Don’t know | 7.5 | 240 | 8.3 | 385 | 7.9 | 625 | |
| A healthy looking person can have HIV | 8.216** | ||||||
| No | 7.8 | 268 | 9.7 | 456 | 8.9 | 724 | |
| Yes | 88.5 | 3005 | 87.0 | 3942 | 87.6 | 6947 | |
| Don’t know | 3.7 | 125 | 3.4 | 165 | 3.5 | 290 | |
| Total | 100 | 3398 | 100 | 4563 | 100 | 7961 | |
*P<0.05
**P<0.01
***P<0.001.