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Bellary District, - PRC

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Table 64: Knowledge about vertical transmission of HIV/AIDS by selected characteristicsPercentage of women aged 15-49 years who had heard of HIV/AIDS by their knowledge about verticaltransmission of HIV/AIDS, according to selected background characteristics, <strong>Bellary</strong> <strong>District</strong>, Karnataka,MICS, 2002CharacteristicsPer cent whoknow HIV/AIDScan betransmitted frommother to childPer cent who knowHIV/AIDS can betransmittedAtdeliveryThroughbreast milkKnow ofall threewaysDo notknowanyspecificwayNumber ofwomenMarital statusEver-married 68.3 62.5 60.7 52.5 27.0 1093Never-married 76.4 70.8 62.3 55.8 19.6 199Place of residenceRural 69.1 61.5 61.4 54.2 27.6 832Urban 70.2 67.8 60.0 50.9 22.6 460ReligionHindu 70.3 63.9 62.2 53.8 25.2 1131Muslim 63.5 61.5 51.3 46.8 31.4 156Caste/tribeScheduled caste 68.9 60.9 63.3 55.0 28.4 289Scheduled tribe 63.0 53.5 54.3 44.5 32.3 254Other 71.9 68.3 62.1 55.0 22.8 747EducationIlliterate 64.9 58.4 59.7 52.4 31.2 838Primary complete 80.2 74.0 65.6 58.3 15.6 96Middle complete 75.5 70.1 66.0 57.3 20.1 159High school + 80.0 77.8 59.4 48.9 11.7 180Type of housePucca 71.7 68.5 63.0 54.1 21.5 368Semi-pucca 70.3 63.9 60.2 53.4 26.2 726Kachha 62.2 54.1 59.2 49.0 33.2 196Total 69.5 63.8 60.9 53.0 25.9 1292Note: Total includes 3 women belonging to ‘other’ religions, 13 women who are literate but have notcompleted primary education, 2 women each with missing information on religion, caste/tribe, and type ofhouse, respectively and 6 women with missing information on education.68

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