Armenian LGBT community members were answered fallows questions. Herewith the statistic on four topics:
- General knowledge about HIV / AIDS
- HIV transmission knowledge
- The risks
- Others
General knowledge about HIV / AIDS 1. Have you heard about HIV/AIDS?
yes |
92 |
no |
4 |
don't know |
4 |
Total |
100 |
1.1. What is HIV?
virus |
47 |
disease |
36 |
don’t know |
17 |
Total |
100 |
1. 2. What is AIDS?
virus |
58 |
disease |
31 |
don’t know |
11 |
Total |
100 |
HIV transmission knowledge 2. 1. Can HIV be transmitted by insects?
yes |
22 |
no |
60 |
don't know |
18 |
Total |
100 |
2. 2. Can HIV be transmitted while having unprotected sex?
yes |
87 |
no |
3 |
don't know |
10 |
Total |
100 |
2. 3. Can HIV be transmitted when using the same dishes?
yes |
14 |
no |
56 |
don't know |
30 |
Total |
100 |
2. 4. Can HIV be transmitted while using already used syringe/needle?
yes |
84 |
no |
5 |
don't know |
11 |
Total |
100 |
2. 5. Can HIV be transmitted by sneezing?
yes |
22 |
no |
61 |
don't know |
17 |
Total |
100 |
2. 6. Can HIV be transmitted while shaking hands?
yes |
6 |
no |
84 |
don't know |
10 |
Total |
100 |
2. 7. Can HIV be transmitted when using public restrooms?
yes |
14 |
no |
70 |
don't know |
16 |
Total |
100 |
The risks 3. 1. The risk of getting HIV will be reduced if we use condoms every time we have oral sex:
yes |
79 |
no |
8 |
don't know |
13 |
Total |
100 |
3. 2. The risk of getting HIV will be reduced if we have sex only with one faithful uninfected partner:
yes |
93 |
no |
5 |
d on't know |
2 |
Total |
100 |
3. 3. The risk of getting HIV will be reduced if we abstain from anal sex:
yes |
42 |
no |
26 |
don't know |
32 |
Total |
100 |
3. 4. The risk of getting HIV will be reduced if we use condoms every time we have anal sex:
yes |
79 |
no |
6 |
don't know |
15 |
Total |
100 |
Others 4. Can a healthy-looking person be HIV +?
yes |
57 |
no |
22 |
don't know |
21 |
Total |
100 |
5. Do your partners know about HIV/AIDS transmission?
yes, all |
8 |
only some of them |
38 |
nobody knows |
7 |
don't know |
47 |
Total |
100 |
6. How do you rate your own risk of getting HIV?
no risk |
38 |
low |
15 |
middle |
20 |
high |
11 |
don't know |
16 |
Total |
100 |
7. Your role in the homosexual relations:
active |
9 |
passive |
64 |
both |
27 |
Total |
100 |
8. Have you ever delivered paid sexual services? 9. The number of partners with whom you had oral sex (last 6 months)
6 partners or more |
86 |
2-5 partners |
3 |
1 partner |
11 |
didn't have oral sex |
0 |
don't know |
0 |
Total |
100 |
10. Have you used condoms last time you had oral sex? 11. The frequency of using condom while having oral sex (last 6 months)
always |
7 |
frequently |
4 |
seldom |
4 |
never |
85 |
Total |
100 |
12. The number of partners with whom you had anal sex (last 6 months)
6 partners or more |
75 |
2-5 partners |
14 |
1 partner |
10 |
didn't have oral sex |
1 |
don't know |
0 |
Total |
100 |
13. Have you used condoms last time you had anal sex? Among those who answered “yes” to question 13 13. 1. What was the main reason for using condom?
to avoid STIs |
41 |
to avoid HIV/AIDS |
14 |
to avoid STIs and HIV |
45 |
Total |
100 |
13. 2. Who suggested using condom?
me |
19 |
my partner |
10 |
both |
71 |
Total |
100 |
Among those who answered “no” to question 13 13. 3. Why didn't you use condom that time?
didn’t think of it |
8 |
No condom |
31 |
too expensive |
3 |
feel embarrassed to buy/purchase |
11 |
partner was against |
18 |
reduces pleasure |
15 |
problems using condom |
4 |
wasn’t necessary |
6 |
other |
3 |
don’t know |
1 |
total |
100 |
14. The frequency of using condom while having anal sex (last 6 months)
always |
6 |
frequently |
37 |
seldom |
20 |
never |
37 |
Total |
100 |
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