Table 2.

Responses to HIV-related knowledge questions stratified by participants’ health literacy level

HIV Knowledge Questions	Health Literacy
	Adequate N=33	Low N=74	P value
	n (%)	n (%)
A person can get the virus that causes AIDS through mosquito bites.
No	28 (84.8)	45 (60.8)
Yes/Not Sure	5 (15.2)	29 (39.2)	0.01
A person can protect himself from the virus that causes AIDS using a condom every time they have sexual relations.*
Yes	31 (94.0)	71 (96.0)
No/Not Sure	1 (3.0)	3 (4.0)	1.00
A person can get the virus that causes AIDS through witchcraft or other supernatural means.
No	31 (93.9)	45 (60.8)
Yes/Not Sure	2 (6.1)	29 (39.2)	<0.001
The virus that causes AIDS can be transmitted from a mother to her baby…
a. During pregnancy.
No	8 (24.2)	18 (24.3)
Yes/Not Sure	25 (75.8)	56 (75.7)	0.99
b. During birth.
Yes	30 (90.9)	59 (79.7)
No/Not Sure	3 (9.1)	15 (20.3)	0.18
c. During Lactation.
Yes	31 (93.9)	62 (83.8)
No/Not Sure	2 (6.1)	12 (16.2)	0.22
A person can get more than one sexually transmitted infection at the same time.
Yes	32 (97.0)	65 (87.8)
No/Not Sure	1 (3.0)	9 (12.2)	0.17
A person with HIV wants a high number of CD4 cells.
Yes	25 (75.8)	59 (79.7)
No/Not Sure	8 (24.2)	15 (20.3)	0.64
A person with HIV wants a high level of viral load.
No	15 (45.5)	12 (16.2)
Yes/Not Sure	18 (54.5)	62 (83.8)	0.001

Note:

^*1 missing value for this question. Correct answers to questions indicated in bold.