The share of young people in Nigeria having a comprehensive knowledge of HIV transmission reached roughly 36 percent of the sample in 2018. More specifically, respondents were asked, among other questions, if HIV transmission be reduced by using a condom and by having sex with only one uninfected partner who has no other partners.
Knowledge about HIV prevention among young people in Nigeria in selected years between 2013 and 2018, by gender
questions about knowledge HIV asked in supplementary notes
Supplementary notes
Population-based surveys (Demographic and Health Survey, AIDS Indicator Survey, Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey or other representative survey). This indicator is constructed from responses to the following set of prompted questions:
1. Can the risk of HIV transmission be reduced by having sex with only one uninfected partner who has no other partners?
2. Can a person reduce the risk of getting HIV by using a condom every time they have sex?
3. Can a healthy-looking person have HIV?
4. Can a person get HIV from mosquito bites?
5. Can a person get HIV by sharing food with someone who is infected?
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UNAIDS. (March 11, 2021). Knowledge about HIV prevention among young people in Nigeria in selected years between 2013 and 2018, by gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1127069/knowledge-about-hiv-prevention-in-nigeria/
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