Common indicators of the HIV knowledge
True or false
Study 2018 MSM [2] (n=376) % Study 2018 SW [2] (n=189) % Current study Pre-test (n=144) % Current study Post-test (n=144) %
1 A person can get HIV from mosquito bites False 71.1 51.9 84.8 98.6
2 A person can get HIV through saliva False 75.0 41.8 66.2 71.6
3 A person can get HIV by sharing a meal with someone who is infected False 85.4 49.2 83.2 97.8
4 A person can get HIV by getting injections with a needle that was already used by someone else True 95.5 84.7 93.0 97.2
5 A pregnant woman infected with HIV/AIDS can transmit the virus to her unborn child True 67.7 55.0 28.9 30.1
6 A woman with HIV/AIDS can transmit the virus to her newborn child through breastfeeding True 46.9 55.0 54.1 93.5
7 A person with STIs has an increased chance to be infected with HIV True 74.2 61.9 64.6 91.5