Table 4 HIV knowledge, attitudes and practices, comparing participants with some formal education to those with no formal education

4a) Knowledge

All participants:

Heard of HIV**

Never heard of HIV

All who've heard of 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 sexual intercourse

   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

4b) Attitudes

All who've heard of HIV:

I think HIV exists

A person infected with HIV can sometimes look healthy

An HIV-infected woman can give birth to a child infected with HIV

I think I have some risk of catching HIV*

I think I have no risk of catching HIV

4c) 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:

   Staying faithful to one partner*

   Fewer sexual partners than previously

   Using condoms with casual partners*

   Abstinence

   Always using condoms