Key findings
- Gaps in HIV-related knowledge were identified, with only 21% of respondents (16% male, 25% female) able to correctly identify all five modes of HIV transmission.
- Eighty-four percent of respondents correctly identified HIV could be transmitted by sexual intercourse, 75% via injection and 70% through blood transfusion, but less than half identified child birth or breastfeeding as modes of transmission.
- Overall 64% of sexually active participants reported they had a steady partner.
- Of those with a steady partner, 17% always used condoms, 27% used condoms inconsistently and 56% never used condoms. Females were significantly more likely than males to report never using condoms (61% versus 51%, p=0.005). Being in a steady relationship was the most common reason for not using a condom.
- Just over half (54%) of respondents reported ever having an HIV test, with only one-fifth of those tested having their most recent test in the past year.