Factors Associated with HIV/AIDS in Sudan

Table 2

AIDS knowledge and attitude among respondents.

Item	Male 𝑁 (%)	Female 𝑁 (%)	Total 𝑁 (%)
Knowledge
Heard of HIV	456 (100)	414 (100)	870 (100)
AIDS can be cured	112 (24.6)	308 (74.4)	420 (48.3)
There is a vaccine for AIDS	110 (24.1)	212 (51.2)	323 (37.1)
True transmission route
Sexual contact	448 (98.2)	411 (99.3)	859 (98.7)
Blood transfusion	442 (96.9)	338 (81.6)	780 (89.6)
Mother to child	256 (56.1)	376 (90.8)	632 (72.7)
Shaver blade of the infected	401 (87.9)	252 (60.9)	653 (75.7)
Sharing of needles	413 (90.6)	176 (42.5)	589 (67.7)
False transmission route
Sharing food with the infected	319 (70.0)	191 (46.1)	510 (58.6)
Using public toilets	428 (93.9)	174 (42.0)	602 (69.2)
Being coughed or sneezed on	201 (44.1)	218 (52.7)	419 (48.2)
Mosquitoes bites	325 (71.3)	337 (81.4)	662 (76.1)
Shaking hands with the infected	237 (52.0)	409 (98.8)	646 (74.3)
Healthy-looking person cannot have HIV	231 (50.7)	203 (49.0)	534 (61.4)
Swimming places	388 (85.1)	293 (70.8)	631 (72.5)
Know anyone affected by AIDS
Yes	18 (03.9)	21 (05.1)	039 (04.5)
No	438 (96.1)	393 (91.9)	831 (95.5)
Know anyone died of AIDS
Yes	39 (08.6)	31 (07.5)	70 (08.1)
No	417 (91.4)	383 (92.5)	800 (91.9)
Do you accept living in the same household with a person infected with AIDS?
Yes	17 (03.7)	24 (05.8)	041 (04.7)
No	381 (83.6)	354 (85.5)	733 (84.3)
I do not know	58 (20.6)	36 (08.7)	94 (11.0)
Do you accept working in the same place with a person infected with AIDS?
Yes	18 (03.9)	1 (00.3)	19 (02.1)
No	358 (78.5)	311 (75.1)	668 (76.7)
I do not know	81 (17.8)	102 (24.6)	183 (21.2)
Perceived risk of HIV
(1) None	96 (21.1)	144 (34.8)	240 (27.6)
(2) Small	172 (37.7)	163 (39.4)	335 (38.5)
(3) Moderate	174 (38.1)	99 (23.9)	273 (31.4)
(4) Great	14 (03.1)	8 (01.9)	22 (02.5)