Table 2.4.5.  Personal beliefs of women about the routes of Chlamydial infection transmission *

(n=188)

Routes of HIV transmission

High Probability

Low Probability

Impossible

Don’t know

Receiving infected blood transfusion

41.0

1.6

34.5

22.9

Using public bathrooms

36.7

2.6

39.4

21.3

Kissing on the mouth

19.7

2.1

55.3

22.9

Through sexual intercourse

95.7

0.0

0.6

3.7

Shaking hands

9.0

1.6

69.7

19.7

Using a needle used by someone else

49.5

2.1

26.1

22.3

Through mosquito bite

14.9

0.5

58.5

26.1

Using personal objects of infected person

33.0

3.7

43.1

20.2

Being treated by a physician or dentist

48.9

3.7

23.9

23.4

* Note: bold print indicates opinions expressed by more than 50% of respondents