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Table 2 Knowledge about HIV transmission and treatment, community residents of kebeles, Arba Minch, Ethiopia

From: HIV/AIDS stigma-associated attitudes in a rural Ethiopian community: characteristics, correlation with HIV knowledge and other factors, and implications for community intervention

HIV Infection vs. Disease:

Yes

No

DK

A healthy looking person can have HIV

80%

14%

6%

Only people who look sick can spread HIV

15%

82%

3%

Sexual Transmission:

   

Can get HIV by having sex with an infected person

95%

3%

2%

Can protect against HIV by having one uninfected faithful sex partner

91%

8%

1%

Can protect against HIV by using a condom correctly and consistently

77%

11%

12%

Mother-to Child Transmission:

   

A woman with HIV can give HIV to baby during pregnancy or delivery

70%

20%

10%

A woman with HIV can give HIV to her baby by breast feeding

84%

9%

7%

There are ways a pregnant woman with HIV can reduce the chance of giving HIV to her unborn child

55%

20%

25%

Ways HIV is Not Spread:

   

Can get HIV from mosquito bites

26%

66%

8%

Can get HIV by sharing a meal with PLWH

11%

88%

2%

Can get HIV by touching PLWH

7%

91%

2%

Can get HIV by sleeping in same room as PLWH

10%

87%

3%

My child could get HIV by playing with another child who had AIDS

12%

86%

1%

HIV Treatment:

   

If you get AIDS, there is nothing you can do to help keep you alive

26%

68%

6%

There are treatments that prolong the life of PLWH

86%

7%

7%

There is a cure for AIDS

23%

72%

5%

If PLWH gets started on ART, OK to stop once you feel better

12%

80%

8%

If PLWH gets started on ART, it is important to take every day to prevent them from becoming sick

91%

3%

6%

  1. Abbreviations: PLWH: Person living with HIV/AIDS; ART = antiretroviral therapy; DK = Don’t know.