Table 3.

Responses of dental patients to questions about body fluids that carry HIV.

		n	%
Blood	True	269	89.4
	False	3	1.0
	I don't know	29	9.6
Saliva	True	75	24.9
	False	97	32.2
	I don't know	129	42.9
Urine	True	55	18.3
	False	111	36.9
	I don't know	135	44.9
Tears	True	14	4.7
	False	176	58.5
	I don't know	111	36.9
Sweat	True	16	5.3
	False	164	54.5
	I don't know	121	40.2
Breast-milk	True	92	30.6
	False	85	28.2
	I don't know	124	41.2
Semen	True	219	72.8
	False	14	4.7
	I don't know	68	22.6
Vaginal fluid	True	214	71.1
	False	18	6.0
	I don't know	69	22.9
Cerebrospinal fluid	True	22	7.3
	False	38	12.7
	I don't know	241	80
Feces	True	19	6.3
	False	111	36.9
	I don't know	171	56.8