Table 4.
Comparison of proportions of women who responded correctly to a set of eight questions assessing knowledge of HIV transmission
| % of respondents who provided correct answer | P value | |||
| Questions | Rohingya women | Bangladeshi women | Myanmar’s women | |
| Can people get HIV from mosquito bites? (correct answer: no) | 21.3 | 54.7 | 41.1 | <0.01 |
| Can people reduce their chance of getting HIV by using a condom every time they have sex? (correct answer: yes) | 19.9 | 60.3 | 67.3 | <0.01 |
| Can people get HIV by sharing food with a person who has HIV? (correct answer: no) | 18.1 | 52.6 | 61.6 | <0.01 |
| Can people get HIV because of witchcraft or other supernatural means? (correct answer: no) | 23.2 | 76.7 | 72.2 | <0.01 |
| Can people get HIV by using unsterilised needles or syringes? (correct answer: yes) | 39.6 | 90.2 | * | <0.01 |
| Can people reduce their chance of getting HIV by having just one uninfected sex partner who has no other sex partners? (correct answer: yes) | 24.8 | 72.9 | 77.5 | <0.01 |
| Can a healthy-looking person have HIV? (correct answer: yes) | 11.4 | 68.1 | 62.5 | <0.01 |
| Can people get HIV through unsafe blood transfusion? (correct answer: yes) | 32.5 | 88.5 | * | <0.01 |
Demographic and Health Survey data were used for women’s knowledge in Bangladesh (2014) and Myanmar (2015–2016).
*Two questions were not asked in Myanmar Demographic Health Survey.