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Bellary District, - PRC

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Table 65: Misconceptions about HIV/AIDS by selected characteristicsPercent of women aged 15-49 years who had heard of HIV/AIDS by their misconceptions aboutHIV/AIDS, according to selected background characteristics, <strong>Bellary</strong> <strong>District</strong>, Karnataka, MICS, 2002Per cent whothink HIV/AIDScan betransmitted bymosquito bitePer cent whothink that ahealthy lookingperson canhave HIV/AIDSHave the twomisconceptionsKnowat leastoneNumberofwomenCharacteristicsMarital statusEver-married 30.8 29.6 14.3 46.2 1093Never-married 37.7 52.8 22.1 68.3 199Place of residenceRural 33.0 30.3 15.7 47.6 832Urban 29.8 38.5 15.0 53.3 460ReligionHindu 32.8 32.4 16.0 49.2 1131Muslim 25.0 37.8 10.9 51.9 156Caste/tribeScheduled caste 31.8 28.7 16.3 44.3 289Scheduled tribe 32.7 29.9 16.9 45.7 254Other 31.6 35.9 14.6 52.9 747EducationIlliterate 31.4 25.3 14.1 42.6 838Primary complete 22.9 35.4 10.4 47.9 96Middle complete 44.6 47.2 25.8 66.0 159High school + 26.7 56.1 14.4 68.3 180Type of housePucca 32.6 41.3 16.9 57.1 368Semi-pucca 33.5 30.2 15.0 48.6 726Kachha 24.5 28.6 14.3 38.8 196Total 31.9 33.2 15.5 49.6 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, andtype of house, respectively and 6 women with missing information on education.69

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