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Table 2 Frequency and percentages of knowledge regarding routes of HIV/AIDS transmission, non-transmission and HIV treatment

From: Assessment of the knowledge and attitudes regarding HIV/AIDS among pre-clinical medical students in Israel

Knowledge items

% of students who answered correctly

Routes of transmission

 

Sexual contact (n = 915)

100

Contaminated needles & syringes (n = 914)

99

Blood transfusion (n = 911)

94.2

From mother to child during pregnancy & labor (n = 905)

91.9

Tattoos and piercings (n = 906)

81.6

From mother to child during breastfeeding (n = 908)

36.6

Routes of non-transmission

 

Hand shaking (n = 908)

99.3

Hugging (n = 906)

99.1

Sharing utensils with someone who has HIV/AIDS (n = 907)

89.6

Using the same toilet as someone who has HIV/AIDS (n = 908)

88.9

Saliva from someone who has HIV/AIDS (n = 892)

75.2

Mosquito bites (n = 904)

72.8

Basic knowledge of HIV/AIDS treatment

 

HIV treatment prolongs the life expectancy of HIV-positive patients (n = 908)

93.5

HIV treatment decreases the chances of infection after unprotected sexual intercourse (n = 904)

57.9

HIV treatment decreases the chances of infection after a prick from an infected needle (n = 903)

53.6

HIV transmission from mother to child during pregnancy & labour can be prevented (n = 907)

46.2

  1. The percentage represents the number of students who answered correctly out of all the students who answered the particular question (n). Students who did not answer a question were considered absent from the statistic regarding that particular question. The selection of ‘don’t know’ as an answer was considered as a wrong answer.
  2. The percentage represents the number of students who answered correctly out of all the students who answered the particular question (n). Students who did not answer a question were considered absent from the statistic regarding that particular question. The selection of ‘don’t know’ as an answer was considered as a wrong answer.