This document contains a statistical analysis of responses to 15 multiple choice questions from a survey on HIV/AIDS. For each question, the document provides the mode or most common answer among male and female respondents, as well as a brief explanation of the correct answer. It also includes two tables showing the number of male and female students who answered each response option for each question.

1. Statistical Analysis
Q1. Do you thinkHIV and AIDSare the same?
Gender Number of students
Yes No
Male 59 66
Female 74 51
Mode : Yes
The answeris no. AIDSstand forAcquiredImmune DeficiencySyndromeandHIV standfor Human
ImmunodeficiencyVirus.HIV isthe virusthatinfectsaperson,AIDSisthe disease thatlaterdevelop
inpeople withHIV.Mostpeople whoare HIV positive donothave AIDS.AnHIV-positive personis
saidto have AIDSwhenhisor her immune systembecomessoweakitcan't fightoff certainkindsof
infectionsandcancers.Evenwithoutone of these infections,anHIV-positivepersonisdiagnosed
withAIDSif hisor herimmune systembecomesseverelyweakened.
Male : 47.2% answeredyes,52.8%answeredno
Female :59.2% answered yes,40.8%answeredno
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2. Q2. HIV isthe cause of most deathseveryyear
Mode : No
The answeris no. Ischaemicheartdisease are the number1 cause of deathglobally estimated7.4
millionandrepresented13.2%.HIV are the number6 cause of deathgloballyestimated1.5million
and represented 2.7%.
Male : 37.6% answeredyes,62.4answeredno
Female :40% answeredyes,60answeredno
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Gender Number of students
Yes No
Male 47 78
Female 50 75

3. Q3. A HIV patientcan transmitHIV if there’sanybodycontact or sharedof salivawithpatient.
Mode : No
The answeris no. Bodycontact withHIV patientwill notinfectedbyHIV virus.HIV can’tsurvive
outside the body.Inminutesitwill deathandbe harmless. Deep,open-mouthkissingif the person
withHIV has soresor bleedinggumsandbloodisexchanged.HIV isnotspreadthroughsaliva.
Male : 40.8% answeredyes,59.2%answeredno
Female :35.2% answeredyes,64.8%answeredno
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Gender Number of students
Yes No
Male 51 74
Female 44 81

4. Q4. HIV can be fullycured
Mode : No
The answeris no.There isno cure forHIV. But withgoodand continuedadherence toART,the
progressionof HIV in the bodycan be slowedtoa nearhalt.Increasingly,people livingwithHIV can
remainwell andproductive forextendedperiodsof time,eveninlow-income countries.
Male : 28.8% answeredyes,71.2%answeredno
Female :27.2% answeredyes,72.8%answeredno
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Gender Number of students
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Male 36 89
Female 34 91

5. Q5. A HIV patienthasa maximumlifespanof 5-10 years.
Mode = No
The answeris no.Surprisingly,lifespanexpectancyisnow considerably highcomparedtothe past.
Withnowadaystechnologyandtreatment,anaverage HIV patientcanlive upto15 yearsandabove.
Male : 40% answeredyes,60% answeredno
Female :42.4% answeredyes,57.6%answeredno.
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Gender Number of students
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Male 50 75
Female 53 72

6. Q6. A HIV patientcannot have any interactionswithextreme sport.
Mode = No
The answeris no.Despite the factthat HIV patientdohave problemswiththeirbodyimmune
system,doctorsandspecialistactuallyrecommendHIV patienttobe more active physicallyasitcan
produce bettermental state andmood.
Male:30.4% answeredyes,69.6% answeredno
Female:33.6% answeredyes,66.4%answeredno
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Gender Number of students
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Male 38 87
Female 42 83

7. Q7. Can HIV be transmittedthroughoral sex?
Mode = Yes
The answeris yes.Eventhe chancesof it islessthan sexual intercourse,thereisachance of getting
it.Performingoral sex withHIV patient, withejaculationinthe mouthisthe mostriskiestoral sex
activity.Havingoral ulcersor bleedinggumsmayincrease the chance of gettingHIV throughoral
sex.
Male:55.2% answeredyes,44.8% answeredno
Female:56%answeredyes,44 answeredno
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Gender Number of students
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Male 69 56
Female 70 55

8. Q8. Which countryhas the highestrate of HIV patient.
Mode = SouthAfrica
The answeris SouthAfrica.SouthAfricahasabout 18.5% HIV patientinthe world population.While
Togo has a 3.4% of HIV patient,follow byUSA consistingof 0.6%,leavingComoroswiththe least,
0.1%
Male:60% answered South Africa,29.6% answered USA, 5.6% answered Togo, 4.8% answered Comoros
Female:48%answered South Africa,32.8% answered USA, 12% answered Togo, 7.2% answered Comoros
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Gender Number of students
South Africa USA Togo Comoros
Male 75 37 7 6
Female 60 41 15 9

9. Q9. Which of the followingare the symptomsof HIV
i) Fever
ii) Sore throat
iii) Fatigue
iv) None of the above
Mode : Fever,Sore throat& Fatigue.
The answeris (i,ii,iii). Fever,sore throat, andfatigue maysoundslike anormal symptomforlight
disease.Butsurprisingly,these symptomsactuallyare the earlystagesof HIV whichcan be detected.
Male:25.6% answeredi,ii ,12% answeredii,iii,28% answeredi,ii,iii ,34.4% answerediv
Female:22.4% answeredi,ii,14.4% answeredii,iii ,36% answeredi,ii,iii ,27.2% answerediv
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None of the above
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Female
Gender Number of students
i, ii ii, iii i, ii, iii iv
Male 32 15 35 43
Female 28 18 45 34

10. Q10. Can a HIV patientdie fromextreme coughandfludue toweakimmune system?
Mode = Yes
The answeris no.Eventhe fact that HIV patientmayhave a weakimmune system, nowadays
treatmentanddoctor are able togive pillstoaidincough and fluinorderto sustaintheirlife span.
Male:71.2% answeredyes, 28.8% answeredno
Female:63.2% answeredyes,36.8%answeredno
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Gender Number of students
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Male 89 36
Female 79 46

11. Q11. Is HIV firsttransmittedfromanimalstohumans?
Mode = No
The answeris yes.In1999, a group of scientistactuallydiscoveredavirusthat issimilartoHIV in
chimpanzees.Andthe virushadcontactfromchimpsto humansat some point,the one were
infectedwere the huntersbackin1999.
Male:48.8% answeredyes,51.2% answeredno.
Female:36.8% answeredyes,63.2%answeredno
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Gender Number of students
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Male 61 64
Female 46 79

12. Q12. What isthe percentage of condompreventingHIV fromtransmittingwhile sexual intercourse
betweentwogender?
Modal class= 70%-80%
The answeris 80%-90%. Havingsexual intercoursewithHIV patientevenwithcondomisactually
consideredrisky.Asthe percentageof condomleakage actuallyvariesaccordingto quality.In
general,the average leakage of condomisactually79%-93%,whichmade 80%-90% the closest
answer.
Male:23.2% answered(50%-60%), 28.8% answered(70%-80%), 21.6% answered(80%-90%), 26.4% answered (90%-99%)
Female:40% answered(50%-60%), 31.2% answered(70%-80%), 16.8% answered(80%-90%), 12% answered (90%-99%)
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Gender Number of students
50%-60% 70%-80% 80%-90% 90%-99%
Male 29 36 27 33
Female 50 39 21 15

13. Q13. The colourof ribbonwhichisusedas an awareness symbol forHIV/AIDSisred.
Mode = Yes
The answeris yes.The redcolourribbonis actuallyusedasa symbol forthe preventionof abusive
drug use and drunkdrivingalsotoaware the solidarityof HIV/AIDSpeople.
Male:71.2% answeredyes,28.8% answeredno
Female:68%answeredyes,32%answeredno
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Gender Number of students
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Male 89 36
Female 85 40

14. Q14. Is itpossible thataHIV motherpassdowndisease toheroffspring?
Mode = Yes
The answeris yes. HIV motherwill deliveraHIV positive babyif noanti-HIV drugswere takenduring
pregnancy,labouringordelivering.
Male:76% answeredyes,24%answeredno
Female:76.8% answeredyes,23.2%answeredno
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Gender Number of students
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Male 95 30
Female 96 29

15. Q15. What isthe possible treatmentforHIV patient.
Mode = Antiretroviral Therapy
The answeris Antiretroviral Therapy.Antiretroviral Therapy(ART) is actuallyatreatmentto reduce
the HIV virusinthe bodyand preventthe immune systemfromgettingworst.Onthe otherhand,
Chemotherapyisatreatmentusedforcancerpatient.
Male:72% answeredAntiretroviralTherapy,28% answeredChemotherapy
Female:68%answeredAntiretroviral Therapy,32% answeredChemotherapy
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Antiretroviral Therapy
Chemotherapy
Gender Number of students
Antiretroviral Therapy Chemotherapy
Male 90 35
Female 85 50