Table 2 HIV knowledge, attitudes and practices, comparing those exposed to RHG health education to those unexposed

2a) Knowledge

All participants:

Heard of HIV**

Never heard of HIV

All who heard about HIV:

Correctly answered the following statements:

   People cannot protect themselves from HIV by having good food*

   People can protect themselves from HIV by staying with one faithful partner**

   People cannot protect themselves from HIV by avoiding public toilets*

   People can protect themselves from HIV by using condoms during sex*

   People cannot protect themselves from HIV by avoiding touching a person who has HIV

   People cannot protect themselves from HIV by avoiding sharing food with person who has HIV*

   People cannot protect themselves from HIV by avoiding being bitten by mosquitoes or similar insects

   People can protect themselves from HIV by making sure any injection they have is done with a clean needle

Knows a relative, friend or colleague with HIV

Doesn't know anyone with HIV/Not sure

2b) Attitudes

All who've heard of HIV:

I think HIV exists⁺

A person infected with HIV can sometimes look healthy*

A woman infected with HIV can give birth to a child infected with HIV

There is some risk I could catch HIV

There is no risk that I could catch HIV

2c) Practices

All who've heard of HIV:

I have made changes in my sexual behaviour to avoid HIV**

I have not made changes in my sexual behaviour to avoid HIV

All who made HIV-avoidant changes:

I started making these changes more than 12 months ago

Sexual behaviour changes reported:

   I am staying faithful to one partner*

   I am having fewer sexual partners than previously*

   I use condoms with casual partners

   I am abstaining

   I always use condoms