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Table 2 Knowledge of HIV

From: Knowledge of HIV/AIDS among older adults (50 years and above) in a peri-urban setting: a descriptive cross-sectional study

Variables

 

%

HIV mode of transmission

Transfusion of unscreened blood

Infected mother to a child during birth

Sharing of blade/injection needles

Insect bites or domestic animal bites

Having unprotected heterosexual sex with many partners

Sharing same room or bed with HIV positive person

Having sex with a partner with an open injury on penis/vagina

The body sweats from an HIV-positive person

Incorrect/inconsistent use of a condom

Oral sex

Breastfeeding by HIV-positive mother

77%

89%

76%

81%

75%

79%

86%

56%

67%

45%

34%

HIV prevention

By consistent use of condoms

By abstinence from sex totally

By being faithful to my partner

By keeping to one partner at a time

By avoiding sharing toilets with people living with HIV/AIDS

By avoiding shaking hands with people living with HIV/AIDS

92%

85%

68%

59%

23%

34%

Signs and symptoms of HIV

Chronic or intermittent diarrhoea

An intermittent (continuous) fever around or above 38 °C

Weight loss

Night Sweats

Swollen lymph nodes

Fatigue/lethargy

67%

72%

98%

56%

8%

78%

  1. n = 100