Sample characteristics.

Notes:
aThe figures for the general HIV knowledge measure represent the average proportion of the 10 relevant true-or-false statements for which students reported the correct response.
bThe figures for the casual contact beliefs measure represent the average proportion of the eight relevant true-or-false statements for which students indicated that HIV could be spread via casual contact.
cThe ‘beliefs that people with AIDS are bewitched’ measure represents the proportion of students who responded “true” to the statement “A person with AIDS is bewitched.”