Table 8

Knowledge and perceptions about ARVs

Weighted % respondents

Unweighted % respondents

Fraction of respondents


Have heard of ART for HIV/AIDS

93.7

93.6

1427/1525

Believe ART can help someone with AIDS

• People in their community

86.3

86.5

1321/1528

• Themselves

93.8

94.2

1441/1530

Would advise someone with AIDS to take ART

91.0

90.8

1391/1532

Talk about ART with the family

• Often

31.3

31.1

475/1529

• Seldom

27.8

27.6

422/1529

• Never

41.0

41.3

632/1529


The denominator numbers indicate the number of respondents who gave information for each variable out of the total 1536 respondents

Cockcroft et al. BMC International Health and Human Rights 2007 7:5   doi:10.1186/1472-698X-7-5

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