Recent Trends in HIV-Related Knowledge and ... - Measure DHS

Table 3.2. – ContinuedWomenMenVariable2005 2010 p-value 2005 2010 p-valueKnows that HIV can be transmitted bybreastfeedingUrban 86.5 95.9 * 85.8 90.9 *Rural 78.3 93.6 * 81.4 90.4 *Total 79.7 94.0 * 82.2 90.5 *Knows that MTCT can be reduced by mothertaking special drugs during pregnancyUrban 87.3 95.6 * 88.3 92.8 *Rural 70.1 93.1 * 78.6 90.1 *Total 73.0 93.5 * 80.3 90.5 *MisconceptionsKnows that a healthy-looking person can haveHIVUrban 94.0 93.0 96.2 93.4Rural 81.7 86.9 * 90.7 88.7Total 83.8 87.8 * 91.7 89.5Knows that HIV cannot be transmitted bymosquito bitesUrban 88.3 86.2 87.0 86.3Rural 79.8 77.7 75.5 76.1Total 81.2 79.0 77.6 77.8Knows that HIV cannot be transmitted bysupernatural meansUrban 94.7 95.3 95.4 96.6Rural 91.4 91.5 91.3 91.9Total 92.0 92.1 92.0 92.7Knows that a person cannot become infected bysharing food with a person who has AIDSUrban 95.3 92.9 96.0 94.0Rural 88.1 89.2 * 90.8 89.7Total 89.4 89.8 91.7 90.4Stigma attitudes against PLHIVWilling to care for relative with AIDSUrban 97.8 98.0 96.4 98.3 *Rural 92.5 96.1 * 95.6 97.0 *Total 93.4 96.4 * 95.7 97.2 *Would buy vegetables from a vendor with HIVUrban 86.4 90.4 * 90.3 94.0 *Rural 65.2 82.3 * 77.5 89.0 *Total 68.8 83.5 * 79.8 89.9 *(Continued...)14