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person who has AIDS or by sharing clothes with a person who has HIV. About twice as many men as<br />

women (28 percent <strong>and</strong> 15 percent, respectively) say that a healthy looking person can have AIDS <strong>and</strong><br />

reject the two most common local misconceptions (that HIV can be transmitted by mosquito bites <strong>and</strong><br />

by sharing food with a person who has AIDS).<br />

Table 14.3.1 Comprehensive knowledge about AIDS: Women<br />

Percentage <strong>of</strong> women age 15-49 who say that a healthy-looking person can have the AIDS virus <strong>and</strong> who, in response to prompted questions, correctly reject<br />

local misconceptions about AIDS transmission or prevention, <strong>and</strong> the percentage with a comprehensive knowledge about AIDS by background characteristics,<br />

<strong>Timor</strong>-<strong>Leste</strong> <strong>2009</strong>-<strong>10</strong><br />

Background<br />

characteristic<br />

A healthylooking<br />

person<br />

can have the<br />

AIDS virus<br />

Percentage <strong>of</strong> respondents who say that: Percentage who say that<br />

AIDS cannot be<br />

transmitted by<br />

mosquito bites<br />

A person cannot<br />

become infected<br />

by sharing food<br />

with a person<br />

who has AIDS<br />

AIDS cannot be<br />

transmitted by<br />

sharing clothes<br />

with a person<br />

who has AIDS<br />

a healthy looking person<br />

can have the AIDS virus<br />

<strong>and</strong> who reject the two<br />

most common local<br />

misconceptions 1<br />

Percentage with<br />

a comprehensive<br />

knowledge<br />

about AIDS 2<br />

Number <strong>of</strong><br />

women<br />

Age<br />

15-24 39.4 31.3 30.0 30.2 17.9 12.2 5,487<br />

15-19 38.5 29.7 29.1 29.3 16.9 11.2 3,144<br />

20-24 40.5 33.4 31.3 31.3 19.3 13.5 2,343<br />

25-29 36.5 25.0 24.9 25.5 14.3 11.5 1,897<br />

30-39 30.6 21.0 22.6 21.5 13.8 <strong>10</strong>.8 3,219<br />

40-49<br />

Marital status<br />

20.7 13.8 14.6 14.1 8.1 6.2 2,534<br />

Never married 42.1 33.0 31.7 31.8 18.9 13.0 4,675<br />

Ever had sex (41.9) (27.1) (40.5) (25.7) (9.0) (5.0) 40<br />

Never had sex 42.1 33.0 31.6 31.8 18.9 13.1 4,635<br />

Married/living together<br />

Divorced/separated/<br />

28.9 20.3 20.9 20.5 12.4 9.5 7,906<br />

widowed<br />

Residence<br />

20.2 12.1 15.1 15.1 7.5 6.0 556<br />

Urban 52.0 35.4 36.8 34.7 18.0 14.0 3,439<br />

Rural<br />

District<br />

26.5 20.6 20.1 20.5 13.2 9.4 9,698<br />

Aileu 23.9 21.4 22.5 23.9 <strong>10</strong>.2 8.4 554<br />

Ainaro 20.4 11.4 <strong>10</strong>.9 11.1 5.2 3.2 619<br />

Baucau 51.0 45.8 42.4 43.6 35.7 23.5 1,408<br />

Bobonaro 26.4 20.6 21.9 21.2 <strong>10</strong>.4 5.3 1,262<br />

Covalima 31.3 25.0 26.1 24.6 13.2 11.1 781<br />

Dili 59.9 36.3 39.7 35.0 17.3 13.8 2,466<br />

Ermera 12.7 7.3 6.2 6.3 5.2 5.2 1,542<br />

Lautem 24.0 23.0 23.7 26.1 13.2 11.1 864<br />

Liquiçá 24.9 16.9 18.3 19.8 11.3 8.1 801<br />

Manatuto 39.7 30.2 25.0 27.0 15.2 8.9 603<br />

Manufahi 26.9 26.5 28.6 31.2 19.7 16.5 470<br />

Oecussi 19.1 9.6 6.7 8.8 2.8 2.7 884<br />

Viqueque<br />

Education<br />

21.9 21.6 20.4 20.5 17.7 11.5 882<br />

No education 9.2 6.9 7.4 6.9 4.4 3.5 3,854<br />

Primary 19.7 13.1 13.8 13.6 7.8 5.9 3,005<br />

Secondary 52.4 39.3 38.4 38.3 22.5 15.9 5,829<br />

More than secondary<br />

Wealth quintile<br />

81.2 58.7 63.4 61.8 41.8 33.9 449<br />

Lowest 15.0 11.4 11.6 11.4 7.7 5.6 2,314<br />

Second 19.9 16.5 16.0 17.1 11.1 8.7 2,468<br />

Middle 25.3 20.3 19.7 19.8 12.0 8.3 2,590<br />

Fourth 37.2 27.6 27.2 27.2 16.3 11.8 2,687<br />

Highest 60.7 41.4 42.8 40.8 22.9 16.7 3,077<br />

Total 15-49 33.2 24.5 24.5 24.3 14.5 <strong>10</strong>.6 13,137<br />

Note: Figures in parentheses are based on 25-49 unweighted cases.<br />

1 Two most common local misconceptions: AIDS can be transmitted by mosquito bites <strong>and</strong> by sharing food with a person with HIV<br />

2 Comprehensive knowledge means knowing that consistent use <strong>of</strong> condom during sexual intercourse <strong>and</strong> having just one uninfected faithful partner can<br />

reduce the chance <strong>of</strong> getting the AIDS virus, knowing that a healthy-looking person can have the AIDS virus, <strong>and</strong> rejecting the two most common local<br />

misconceptions about AIDS transmission or prevention.<br />

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