|
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
|