Table 3.

Knowledge and beliefs about HIV/AIDS and STDs

Knowledge and beliefs about HIV/AIDS	No. of study subjects N = 5,690 No. of study subjects who have ever heard of HIV/AIDS N = 1,252
	N	Percent of 5,690	Percent of 1,252
Have ever heard of HIV/AIDS	1,252	22.0	100.0
Know how HIV/AIDS is transmitted	250	4.4	20.0
Know methods to prevent the transmission of HIV/AIDS	114	2.0	9.1
Believe "sinners" will get AIDS	376	6.6	30.0
Believe AIDS and STDs can be prevented by sterilization of women	125	2.2	10.0
Believe AIDS is acquired by looking at an infected person with AIDS	188	3.3	15.0
Believe AIDS is acquired by talking to a person who has AIDS	225	4.0	18.0
Believe there is a cure for HIV/AIDS	51	0.9	4.1