Research Article
HIV/AIDS Awareness among VCT Clients: A Cross-Sectional Study from Delhi, India
Table 5
Distribution of participants according to their knowledge regarding modes of HIVAIDS transmission (
).
| | Sociodemographic variable |
Unprotected sexual
intercourse with HIV
infected () |
Transfusion of infected
blood () |
Use of unsterile
needles/syringes () |
From an HIV infected
mother to her baby () | | Aware () | Unaware () | value | Aware () | Unaware () | value | Aware () | Unaware () | value | Aware () | Unaware () | value |
| | Age group (years) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 18–24 years | 29 (93.5%) | 2 (6.5%) | 0.225; NS | 29 (93.5%) | 2 (6.5%) | 0.808; NS | 30 (96.8%) | 1 (3.2%) | 0.962; NS | 25 (80.6%) | 6 (19.4%) | 0.301; NS | | 25–31 years | 58 (100%) | 0 (0%) | 57 (98.3%) | 1 (1.7%) | 56 (96.6%) | 2 (3.4%) | 52 (89.7%) | 6 (10.3%) | | 32–38 years | 30 (100%) | 0 (0%) | 29 (96.7%) | 1 (3.3%) | 29 (96.7%) | 1 (3.3%) | 29 (96.7%) | 1 (3.3%) | | 39–45 years | 12 (100%) | 0 (0%) | 11 (91.7%) | 1 (8.3%) | 11 (91.7%) | 1 (8.3%) | 11 (91.7%) | 1 (8.3%) | | 46–50 years | 3 (100%) | 0 (0%) | 3 (100%) | 0 (0%) | 3 (100%) | 0 (0%) | 2 (66.7%) | 1 (33.3%) | | >50 years | 3 (100%) | 0 (0%) | 3 (100%) | 0 (0%) | 3 (100%) | 0 (0%) | 3 (100%) | 0 (0%) | | Gender | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Male | 68 (100%) | 0 (0%) | 0.496; NS | 68 (100%) | 0 (0%) | 0.057; NS | 66 (97.1%) | 2 (2.9%) | 1; NS | 63 (92.6%) | 5 (7.4%) | 0.287; NS | | Female | 67 (97.2%) | 2 (2.8%) | 64 (92.8%) | 5 (7.2%) | 66 (95.7%) | 3 (4.3%) | 59 (85.5%) | 10 (14.5%) | | Marital status | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Single | 29 (93.6%) | 2 (6.4%) | 0.049; S | 30 (96.8%) | 1 (3.2%) | 1; NS | 29 (93.6%) | 2 (6.4%) | 0.316; NS | 24 (77.4%) | 7 (22.6%) | 0.043; S | | Married | 106 (100%) | 0 (0%) | 102 (96.2%) | 4 (3.8%) | 103 (97.2%) | 3 (2.8%) | 98 (92.5%) | 8 (7.5%) | | Education | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Nonliterate | 20 (95.3%) | 1 (4.7%) | 0.419; NS | 19 (90.5%) | 2 (9.5%) | 0.339; NS | 18 (85.7%) | 3 (14.3%) | 0.024; S | 16 (76.2%) | 5 (23.8%) | 0.081; NS | | Primary | 47 (100%) | 0 (0%) | 46 (97.9%) | 1 (2.1%) | 45 (95.7%) | 2 (4.3%) | 45 (95.7%) | 2 (4.3%) | | Secondary | 44 (97.7%) | 1 (2.3%) | 43 (95.5%) | 2 (4.5%) | 45 (100%) | 0 (0%) | 41 (91.1%) | 4 (8.9%) | | College and above | 24 (100%) | 0 (0%) | 24 (100%) | 0 (0%) | 24 (100%) | 0 (0%) | 20 (83.3%) | 4 (16.7%) | | Occupation | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Unemployed/housewives | 69 (98.6%) | 1 (1.4%) | 1; NS | 66 (94.3%) | 4 (5.7%) | 0.366; NS | 68 (97.1) | 2 (2.9) | 0.676; NS | 60 (85.7%) | 10 (14.3%) | 0.314; NS | | Daily wages | 16 (94.2%) | 1 (5.8%) | 0.233; NS | 16 (94.1%) | 1 (5.9%) | 0.489; NS | 15 (88.2%) | 2 (11.8%) | 0.116; NS | 15 (88.2%) | 2 (11.8%) | 1; NS | | Salaried | 34 (100%) | 0 (0%) | 1; NS | 34 (100%) | 0 (0%) | 0.332; NS | 33 (97.1%) | 1(2.9%) | 1; NS | 32 (94.1%) | 2 (5.9%) | 0.356; NS | | Business | 16 (100%) | 0 (0%) | 1; NS | 16 (100%) | 0 (0%) | 1; NS | 16 (100%) | 0 (0%) | 1; NS | 15 (93.8%) | 1 (6.2%) | 1; NS | | Type of residence | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Rural | 54 (96.5%) | 2 (3.5%) | 0.165; NS | 53 (94.6%) | 3 (5.4%) | 0.398; NS | 51 (91.1%) | 5 (8.9%) | 0.010; S | 47 (83.9%) | 9 (16.1%) | 0.187; NS | | Urban | 81 (100%) | 0 (0%) | 79 (97.5%) | 2 (2.5%) | 81 (100%) | 0 (0%) | 75 (92.6%) | 6 (7.4%) | | Type of family | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Nuclear | 70 (98.6%) | 1 (1.4%) | 1; NS | 67 (94.4%) | 4 (5.6%) | 0.367; NS | 67 (94.4%) | 4 (5.6%) | 0.367; NS | 62 (87.3%) | 9 (12.7%) | 0.690; NS | | Joint | 65 (98.5%) | 1 (1.5%) | 65 (98.5%) | 1 (1.5%) | 65 (98.5%) | 1 (1.5%) | 60 (90.9%) | 6 (9.1%) |
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HIV: human immunodeficiency virus; AIDS: acquired immunodeficiency syndrome; S: significant; NS: nonsignificant.
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