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SITUATION ANAlySIS of ChIldreN in UgANdASTATISTICAl ABSTrACTHiv And AidSThe percentage of young people aged 15–19 years with acomprehensive knowledge of HIV and AIDS is 36% while forthose aged 15–24 years the percentage is 39%.Young people in urban areas are more likely to have comprehensive knowledgeabout HIV/AIDS (50%, female; 55%, male) than rural young people (35%, bothfemale and male).Young people aged 15–24 living in Kampala region are more likely to havecomprehensive knowledge about HIV/AIDS (50%, female; 60%, male) than thoseliving in West Nile (20%, female; 39% male).The proportion of young people with comprehensive knowledge about HIV/AIDSincreases steadily with an increase in the level of education.womeN aNd meN aged 15–24 with compreheNsive kNowledge about aidsSource: Ministry of Health AIDS Indicator Survey 2011 (MoH, 2012b)154

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