|
Routes of transmission
|
|
Sexual contact (n = 915)
|
100
|
100
|
100
|
–
|
|
Contaminated needles & syringes (n = 914)
|
98.9
|
98.7
|
99.6
|
0.397
|
|
Blood transfusion (n = 911)
|
94.6
|
91.6
|
97
|
0.54
|
|
From mother to child during pregnancy & labour (n = 905)
|
91
|
91.5
|
94
|
0.577
|
|
Tattoos and piercings (n = 906)
|
80.4
|
82
|
82.8
|
0.781
|
|
From mother to child during breastfeeding (n = 908)
|
36.3
|
33.8
|
40.6
|
0.498
|
|
Routes of non-transmission
|
|
Hand shaking (n = 908)
|
99.2
|
99.4
|
99.6
|
0.5
|
|
Hugging (n = 906)
|
99.2
|
99
|
99.1
|
0.978
|
|
Sharing utensils with someone who has HIV/AIDS (n = 907)
|
87.7
|
90.9
|
91
|
0.219
|
|
Using the same toilet as someone who has HIV/AIDS (n = 908)
|
86.9
|
89.6
|
91
|
0.489
|
|
Saliva from someone who has HIV/AIDS (n = 892)
|
73.6
|
74.8
|
78.3
|
0.681
|
|
Mosquito bites (n = 904)
|
69.8
|
72.6
|
77.7
|
<0.001
|
|
Basic knowledge of HIV/AIDS treatment
|
|
HIV treatment prolongs the life expectancy of HIV-positive patients (n = 908)
|
89.4
|
94.1
|
99.1
|
<0.001
|
|
HIV treatment decreases the chances of infection after unprotected sexual intercourse (n = 904)
|
50
|
57.7
|
70.4
|
<0.001
|
|
HIV treatment decreases the chances of infection after a prick from an infected needle (n = 903)
|
44.3
|
53.4
|
68.5
|
<0.001
|
|
HIV transmission from mother to child during pregnancy & labour can be prevented (n = 907)
|
38.6
|
46.4
|
57.9
|
<0.001
|
