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| Responses |
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| Beliefs on means of transmission of HIV | Yes n (%) | No n (%) | I don’t know n (%) |
| Vaginal sexual intercourse | 366 (97.9) | 6 (1.6) | 2 (0.5) |
| Blood and blood product transfusion | 362 (96.8) | 9 (2.4) | 3 (0.8) |
| Mosquito bites | 31 (8.3) | 297 (79.4) | 46 (12.3) |
| Sharing of unsterilized needles and sharp objects | 351 (93.9) | 8 (2.1) | 15 (4.0) |
| Sharing of cups, plates and clothes with infected persons | 14 (3.7) | 339 (90.6) | 21 (5.6) |
| Sharing toilet with infected persons | 23 (6.1) | 324 (86.6) | 27 (7.2) |
| Hugging an infected person | 16 (4.3) | 346 (92.5) | 12 (3.2) |
| An infected mother to unborn child | 259 (69.3) | 92 (24.6) | 23 (6.1) |
| Shaking hands with infected persons | 15 (4.0) | 345 (92.2) | 14 (3.7) |
| Anal sexual intercourse | 244 (65.2) | 40 (10.7) | 90 (24.1) |
| Kissing | 65 (17.4) | 274 (73.3) | 35 (9.4) |
| Breastfeeding | 297 (79.4) | 55 (14.7) | 22 (5.9) |
| Intravenous drug use | 286 (76.5) | 56 (15.0) | 32 (8.6) |
| Traditional circumcision | 301 (80.5) | 41 (11.0) | 32 (8.6) |
| Sitting close to/sharing same bed with an infected person | 13 (3.5) | 349 (93.3) | 12 (3.2) |