Table 2.
Detailed knowledge about HIV epidemiology among 1064 HIV-negative or unknown status gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men, United States, August-September 2015.
| Questions assessing detailed knowledge about HIVa epidemiology (correct answer) | Validity of selected response, n (%) |
Tested for HIV in the past year (n=528), n (%)b |
Engaged in CASc in the past 3 months (n=509), n (%)d |
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| 1. Approximately how many people in the United States are newly infected with HIV each year? (50,000) |
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Correct | 250 (23.5) | 124 (49.6) | 115 (46.0) |
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Incorrect | 814 (76.5) | 404 (49.6) | 394 (48.4) |
| 2. Approximately how many people in the United States are currently living with HIV? (1.2 million) |
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Correct | 531 (49.9) | 264 (49.7) | 256 (48.2) |
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Incorrect | 533 (50.1) | 264 (49.5) | 253 (47.5) |
| 3. What percentage of all those living with HIV in the United States do not know that they are infected? (14%) |
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Correct | 287 (27.0) | 140 (48.8) | 134 (46.7) |
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Incorrect | 777 (73.0) | 388 (49.9) | 375 (48.3) |
| 4. Even though men who have sex with men comprise only 2% of the United States population, what proportion of new HIV infections did they account for annually from 2008-2010? (3/4) |
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Correct | 302 (28.4) | 154 (51.0) | 150 (49.7) |
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Incorrect | 762 (71.6) | 374 (49.1) | 359 (47.1) |
| 5. Even though African Americans comprise only 12% of the United States population, what percentage of new HIV infections did they account for in 2010? (44%) |
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Correct | 427 (40.1) | 210 (49.2) | 214 (50.1) |
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Incorrect | 637 (59.9) | 318 (49.9) | 295 (46.3) |
| 6. Even though young people aged 13-24 years comprise only 16% of the United States population, what percentage of new HIV infections did they account for in 2010? (26%) |
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Correct | 506 (47.6) | 257 (50.8) | 243 (48.0) |
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Incorrect | 558 (52.4) | 271 (48.6) | 266 (47.7) |
| 7. Who had the highest percentage of newly identified HIV-positive test results in 2010? (Transgender individuals or those who do not identify with their assigned sex at birth) |
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Correct | 230 (21.6) | 112 (48.7) | 123 (53.5) |
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Incorrect | 834 (78.4) | 416 (49.9) | 386 (46.3) |
| 8. Specifically among young people aged 13-24 years, what percentage of all new HIV infections did young men who have sex with men account for in 2010? (72%) |
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Correct | 222 (20.9) | 116 (52.3) | 116 (52.3) |
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Incorrect | 842 (79.1) | 412 (48.9) | 393 (46.7) |
| 9. Among gay and bisexual men in 2013, _____ accounted for the largest estimated percentage of HIV diagnoses followed by _____ and _____. (African Americans, Whites, Hispanics or Latinos) |
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Correct | 610 (57.3) | 324 (53.1) | 305 (50.0) |
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Incorrect | 454 (42.7) | 204 (44.9) | 204 (44.9) |
aHIV: human immunodeficiency virus.
bPercentages indicate the proportion who had been tested for HIV in the past year within each stratum of response validity.
cCAS: condomless anal sex.
dPercentages indicate the proportion who engaged in CAS in the past 3 months within each stratum of response validity.