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Figure 7.3h Correct responses to selected questions on HIV transmission among womenaged 15-49 years who had heard of <strong>AIDS</strong>, 2003 KDHS and <strong>2007</strong> <strong>KAIS</strong>.2003 KDHS<strong>2007</strong> <strong>KAIS</strong>Can people reduce their chance ofgetting the <strong>AIDS</strong> virus by having justone uninfected sex partner who hassexual intercourse with no otherpartners?88.893.1Can people get the <strong>AIDS</strong> virus bysharing utensils with a person whohas <strong>AIDS</strong>?80.585.2Can the virus that causes <strong>AIDS</strong> betransmitted from a mother to herbaby: By breastfeeding?68.480.9Can people reduce their chance ofgetting the <strong>AIDS</strong> virus by using acondom every time they have sex?72.076.7Can people get the <strong>AIDS</strong> virus frommosquito or other insect bites?74.275.50 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 60 65 70 75 80 85 90 95 100Percent (%)For consistency with the 2003 KDHS, this analysis focuses only on adults aged 15‐49 years.Figure 7.3h Correct knowledge of HIV transmission risks significantly increasedamong women from 2003 to <strong>2007</strong>.Responses to five questions that appeared in the 2003 KDHS and the <strong>2007</strong> <strong>KAIS</strong> were compared toassess whether correct knowledge of HIV transmission changed between the two surveys. Amongwomen, the percent of women with correct knowledge increased significantly since 2003 for eachquestion with the exception of the question regarding insects as a means of transmission, for whichthere was no change. The magnitude of the increase was approximately five percentage points for eachquestion. The greatest increase was in the percent of women who correctly answered that HIV couldbe transmitted from an infected mother to her child during breastfeeding (68.4% to 80.9%).<strong>KAIS</strong> <strong>2007</strong> 125

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