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Indicator: No incorrect beliefs about AIDS - Healthy-looking person can have the AIDS virus [Women]
Measure: Percent
Definition: Percentage of women who say that a healthy-looking person can have the AIDS virus.
Denominator: Women interviewed
Group: Comprehensive knowledge about AIDS
Universe: Women
Type: Indicator
Decimals: 1
Indicator ID: HA_CKNA_W_HLT
Indicator description
Indicator: No incorrect beliefs about AIDS - AIDS cannot be transmitted by mosquito bites [Women]
Measure: Percent
Definition: Percentage of women who reject the misconception that HIV/AIDS can be transmitted by mosquito bites.
Denominator: Women interviewed
Group: Comprehensive knowledge about AIDS
Universe: Women
Type: Indicator
Decimals: 1
Indicator ID: HA_CKNA_W_MOS
Indicator description
Indicator: No incorrect beliefs about AIDS - AIDS cannot be transmitted by supernatural means [Women]
Measure: Percent
Definition: Percentage of women who reject the misconception that HIV/AIDS can be transmitted by supernatural means.
Denominator: Women interviewed
Group: Comprehensive knowledge about AIDS
Universe: Women
Type: Indicator
Decimals: 1
Indicator ID: HA_CKNA_W_SUP
Indicator description
Indicator: No incorrect beliefs about AIDS - Cannot become infected by sharing food with someone who has AIDS [Women]
Measure: Percent
Definition: Percentage of women who reject the misconception that a person can become infected by sharing food with a person who has AIDS.
Denominator: Women interviewed
Group: Comprehensive knowledge about AIDS
Universe: Women
Type: Indicator
Decimals: 1
Indicator ID: HA_CKNA_W_SHR
Indicator description
Indicator: No incorrect beliefs about AIDS - Cannot become infected by kissing someone who has AIDS [Women]
Measure: Percent
Definition: Percentage of women who reject the misconception that a person can become infected by sharing food with a person who has AIDS.
Denominator: Women interviewed
Group: Comprehensive knowledge about AIDS
Universe: Women
Type: Indicator
Decimals: 1
Indicator ID: HA_CKNA_W_KIS
Indicator description
Indicator: No incorrect beliefs about AIDS - Composite of 3 components [Women]
Measure: Percent
Definition: Percentage of women who, in response to a prompted question, correctly reject the two most common local misconceptions about AIDS transmission or prevention, and who know that a healthy-looking person can have the AIDS virus.
Denominator: Women interviewed
Group: Comprehensive knowledge about AIDS
Universe: Women
Type: Indicator
Decimals: 1
Indicator ID: HA_CKNA_W_REJ
Indicator description
Indicator: Comprehensive correct knowledge about AIDS [Women]
Measure: Percent
Definition: Percentage of women who correctly identify the two major ways of preventing the sexual transmission of HIV (using condoms and limiting sex to one faithful, uninfected partner), who reject the two most common local misconceptions about HIV transmission, and who know that a healthy-looking person can have HIV.
Denominator: Women interviewed
Group: Comprehensive knowledge about AIDS
Universe: Women
Type: Indicator
Decimals: 1
Indicator ID: HA_CKNA_W_CKA
Indicator description
Indicator: No incorrect beliefs about AIDS - Healthy-looking person can have the AIDS virus [Men]
Measure: Percent
Definition: Percentage of men who say that a healthy-looking person can have the AIDS virus.
Denominator: Men interviewed
Group: Comprehensive knowledge about AIDS
Universe: Men
Type: Indicator
Decimals: 1
Indicator ID: HA_CKNA_M_HLT
Indicator description
Indicator: No incorrect beliefs about AIDS - AIDS cannot be transmitted by mosquito bites [Men]
Measure: Percent
Definition: Percentage of men who reject the misconception that HIV/AIDS can be transmitted by mosquito bites.
Denominator: Men interviewed
Group: Comprehensive knowledge about AIDS
Universe: Men
Type: Indicator
Decimals: 1
Indicator ID: HA_CKNA_M_MOS
Indicator description
Indicator: No incorrect beliefs about AIDS - AIDS cannot be transmitted by supernatural means [Men]
Measure: Percent
Definition: Percentage of men who reject the misconception that HIV/AIDS can be transmitted by supernatural means.
Denominator: Men interviewed
Group: Comprehensive knowledge about AIDS
Universe: Men
Type: Indicator
Decimals: 1
Indicator ID: HA_CKNA_M_SUP
Indicator description
Indicator: No incorrect beliefs about AIDS - Cannot become infected by sharing food with someone who has AIDS [Men]
Measure: Percent
Definition: Percentage of men who reject the misconception that a person can become infected by sharing food with a person who has AIDS.
Denominator: Men interviewed
Group: Comprehensive knowledge about AIDS
Universe: Men
Type: Indicator
Decimals: 1
Indicator ID: HA_CKNA_M_SHR
Indicator description
Indicator: No incorrect beliefs about AIDS - Cannot become infected by kissing someone who has AIDS [Men]
Measure: Percent
Definition: Percentage of men who reject the misconception that a person can become infected by sharing food with a person who has AIDS.
Denominator: Men interviewed
Group: Comprehensive knowledge about AIDS
Universe: Men
Type: Indicator
Decimals: 1
Indicator ID: HA_CKNA_M_KIS
Indicator description
Indicator: No incorrect beliefs about AIDS - Composite of 3 components [Men]
Measure: Percent
Definition: Percentage of men who, in response to a prompted question, correctly reject the two most common local misconceptions about AIDS transmission or prevention, and who know that a healthy-looking person can have the AIDS virus.
Denominator: Men interviewed
Group: Comprehensive knowledge about AIDS
Universe: Men
Type: Indicator
Decimals: 1
Indicator ID: HA_CKNA_M_REJ
Indicator description
Indicator: Comprehensive correct knowledge about AIDS [Men]
Measure: Percent
Definition: Percentage of men who correctly identify the two major ways of preventing the sexual transmission of HIV (using condoms and limiting sex to one faithful, uninfected partner), who reject the two most common local misconceptions about HIV transmission, and who know that a healthy-looking person can have HIV.
Denominator: Men interviewed
Group: Comprehensive knowledge about AIDS
Universe: Men
Type: Indicator
Decimals: 1
Indicator ID: HA_CKNA_M_CKA
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No incorrect beliefs about AIDS - Healthy-looking person can have the AIDS virus [Women] Percentage of women who say that a healthy-looking person can have the AIDS virus. Women interviewed (W)
No incorrect beliefs about AIDS - AIDS cannot be transmitted by mosquito bites [Women] Percentage of women who reject the misconception that HIV/AIDS can be transmitted by mosquito bites. Women interviewed (W)
No incorrect beliefs about AIDS - AIDS cannot be transmitted by supernatural means [Women] Percentage of women who reject the misconception that HIV/AIDS can be transmitted by supernatural means. Women interviewed (W)
No incorrect beliefs about AIDS - Cannot become infected by sharing food with someone who has AIDS [Women] Percentage of women who reject the misconception that a person can become infected by sharing food with a person who has AIDS. Women interviewed (W)
No incorrect beliefs about AIDS - Cannot become infected by kissing someone who has AIDS [Women] Percentage of women who reject the misconception that a person can become infected by sharing food with a person who has AIDS. Women interviewed (W)
No incorrect beliefs about AIDS - Composite of 3 components [Women] Percentage of women who, in response to a prompted question, correctly reject the two most common local misconceptions about AIDS transmission or prevention, and who know that a healthy-looking person can have the AIDS virus. Women interviewed (W)
Comprehensive correct knowledge about AIDS [Women] Percentage of women who correctly identify the two major ways of preventing the sexual transmission of HIV (using condoms and limiting sex to one faithful, uninfected partner), who reject the two most common local misconceptions about HIV transmission, and who know that a healthy-looking person can have HIV. Women interviewed (W)
No incorrect beliefs about AIDS - Healthy-looking person can have the AIDS virus [Men] Percentage of men who say that a healthy-looking person can have the AIDS virus. Men interviewed (M)
No incorrect beliefs about AIDS - AIDS cannot be transmitted by mosquito bites [Men] Percentage of men who reject the misconception that HIV/AIDS can be transmitted by mosquito bites. Men interviewed (M)
No incorrect beliefs about AIDS - AIDS cannot be transmitted by supernatural means [Men] Percentage of men who reject the misconception that HIV/AIDS can be transmitted by supernatural means. Men interviewed (M)
No incorrect beliefs about AIDS - Cannot become infected by sharing food with someone who has AIDS [Men] Percentage of men who reject the misconception that a person can become infected by sharing food with a person who has AIDS. Men interviewed (M)
No incorrect beliefs about AIDS - Cannot become infected by kissing someone who has AIDS [Men] Percentage of men who reject the misconception that a person can become infected by sharing food with a person who has AIDS. Men interviewed (M)
No incorrect beliefs about AIDS - Composite of 3 components [Men] Percentage of men who, in response to a prompted question, correctly reject the two most common local misconceptions about AIDS transmission or prevention, and who know that a healthy-looking person can have the AIDS virus. Men interviewed (M)
Comprehensive correct knowledge about AIDS [Men] Percentage of men who correctly identify the two major ways of preventing the sexual transmission of HIV (using condoms and limiting sex to one faithful, uninfected partner), who reject the two most common local misconceptions about HIV transmission, and who know that a healthy-looking person can have HIV. Men interviewed (M)