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TABLE 2: Student’s knowledge of and access to HIV and AIDS prevention and control.
Statement Female Male p
Yes No Yes No
n % n % n % n %
Do you know of a place where a person can get condoms? 350 94.1 22 5.9 163 97.0 5 3.0 0.147
If you wanted to, could you yourself get a condom? 301 85.7 50 14.3 158 95.8 7 4.2 0.001***
Have you heard of drug treatments that HIV-positive pregnant 287 77.1 85 22.9 109 64.9 59 35.1 0.003***
women can take to reduce the risk of infecting the baby?
Have you heard of drug treatments that can help reduce the 219 58.9 153 41.1 80 47.6 88 52.4 0.015***
risk of HIV infection if a woman has been raped?
HIV, human immunodeficiency virus; AIDS, acquired immunodeficiency syndrome.
***, significant at p < 0.05.

TABLE 3a: Frequency and percentage of students’ knowledge and awareness of HIV and AIDS.
Awareness of AIDS Female Male p
Yes No Yes No
n % n % n % n %
Have you ever heard of AIDS? 350 94.1 22 5.9 157 93.4 11 6.6 0.776
AIDS, acquired immunodeficiency syndrome.

TABLE 3b: Frequency and percentage of students’ knowledge and awareness of HIV and AIDS.
Knowledge about HIV and STI transmission Female Male p
True False True False
n % n % n % n %
HIV can spread to males or females through unprotected sex 365 98.1 7 1.9 162 96.4 6 3.6 0.236
If a woman uses birth control pills or injection, it lowers her risk 47 12.6 325 87.4 30 17.9 138 82.1 0.108
of getting infected with HIV
STIs put people at greater risk for HIV infection or infection with 288 77.4 84 22.6 129 76.8 39 23.2 0.871
new forms of the virus
A person can have the AIDS virus and pass it on to others even if 338 90.9 34 9.1 156 92.9 12 7.1 0.442
the person does not look sick
If both partners are HIV-positive, it is okay to have unprotected sex 65 17.5 307 82.5 49 29.2 119 70.8 0.002***
Having anal sex increases your chances of getting infected with HIV 125 33.6 247 66.4 66 39.3 102 60.7 0.201
The HIV virus can be passed from a pregnant mother if she is 312 83.9 60 16.1 139 82.7 29 17.3 0.743
infected with HIV to her unborn child
People can protect themselves from getting infected with the HIV 234 62.9 138 37.1 113 67.3 55 32.7 0.328
virus by not having sexual intercourse
AIDS can be cured 14 3.8 358 96.2 14 8.3 154 91.7 0.027***
Can people reduce their chances of getting the AIDS virus by using 63 16.9 309 83.1 36 21.4 132 78.6 0.212
a condom every time they have sex?
HIV, human immunodeficiency virus; AIDS, acquired immunodeficiency syndrome; STI, sexually transmitted infection.
***, significant at p < 0.05.

TABLE 4a: Student’s attitudes related to condom use.
Variable Total If l ask my sexual partner If l ask my sexual partner If l ask my partner to use Condoms feel Condoms change the
to use a condom, he would to use a condom, he a condom, he might unnatural climax or orgasm
think l do not trust him might get angry get turned off
Agree Disagree Agree Disagree Agree Disagree Agree Disagree Agree Disagree
n % n % n % n % n % n % n % n % n % n %
Age (years)
15–19 375 50 133.3 325 86.7 30 8.0 345 92.0 39 10.4 336 89.6 73 19.5 302 80.5 64 17.1 311 82.9
20–32 165 27 16.4 138 83.6 16 9.7 149 90.3 18 10.9 147 89.1 54 32.7 111 67.3 41 24.9 124 75.1
Sex
Female 372 50 13.4 322 86.6 32 8.6 340 91.4 36 9.7 336 90.3 57 15.3 315 84.7 44 11.8 328 88.2
Male 168 27 16.1 141 83.9 14 8.3 154 91.7 21 12.5 147 87.5 70 41.7 98 58.3 61 36.3 107 63.7

TABLE 4b: Student’s attitudes related to condom use.
Variable Total A woman loses a man’s respect if I use condoms only if my sexual Condoms should only be used if having sex with
she asks him to use a condom partner wants me to use it a person who is not the main sexual partner
Agree Disagree Agree Disagree Agree Disagree
n % n % n % n % n % n %
Age (years)
15–19 375 18 4.8 357 95.2 24 6.4 351 93.6 25 6.7 350 93.3
20–32 165 8 4.9 157 95.1 15 9.1 150 90.9 22 13.3 143 86.7
Sex
Female 372 12 3.2 360 96.8 16 4.3 356 95.7 20 5.4 352 94.6
Male 168 14 8.3 154 91.7 23 13.7 145 86.3 27 16.1 141 83.9

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