1 | Playing football will help to keep me healthy | 90.8 | 93.9 | 93.9 | 88.6 | 93.0 | 95.5 | 80.0 | 93.6+ |
| I will probably live longer if I play sport | 70.2 | 72.5 | 76.3 | 55.8 | 63.2 | 65.1 | 43.4 | 60.0# |
2 | There is a rape telephone helpline for girls | 90.0 | 91.6 | 95.4 | 96.4 | 93.8 | 97.4 | 91.1 | 95.2 |
| There are trained police to help abused girls | 82.3 | 74.6 | 74.0 | 73.0 | 73.7 | 76.3 | 70.4 | 79.2 |
3 | HIV and AIDS are the same thing | 60.8 | 67.2 | 78.6+ | 56.6 | 53.5 | 77.7§ | 30.6 | 62.9§ |
| Not having sex is the most effective way to avoid HIV/AIDS | 69.2 | 56.5 | 65.6 | 44.6 | 57.5 | 55.9 | 60.5 | 66.9 |
4 | Tik is an addictive drug | 86.2 | 85.3 | 89.3 | 42.1 | 82.5§ | 83.2§ | 84.0 | 77.6 |
| Alcohol can cause depression | 46.2 | 53.1 | 66.4§ | 62.3 | 57.0 | 62.8 | 52.8 | 68.0# |
5 | Mosquitoes spread malaria | 28.2 | 70.2§ | 80.9§ | 61.4 | 50.9 | 80.7§ | 53.6 | 73.6§ |
| Malaria cannot kill people | 38.0 | 55.8+ | 45.8 | 64.0 | 59.6 | 71.9 | 41.8 | 60.8+ |
6 | After washing, it is OK to dry my hands on my shirt | 88.5 | 94.6 | 95.4* | 72.6 | 80.7 | 95.6§ | 77.2 | 91.1+ |
| How long should I wash my hands to remove germs? | 29.5 | 80.2§ | 71.5§ | 32.7 | 29.8 | 65.5§ | 36.1 | 60.2§ |
7 | It is OK to drink water from the local river | 65.6 | 87.8§ | 84.7§ | 86.0 | 86.0 | 92.0 | 75.8 | 90.4+ |
| How long should water be boiled before it is safe to drink? | 28.2 | 85.5§ | 74.0§ | 53.6 | 44.7 | 86.7§ | 54.9 | 75.8§ |
8 | Children may get fat eating too many sweets | 35.7 | 22.1 | 23.7 | 28.9 | 39.8 | 23.9 | 6.4 | 29.6§ |
| It is healthy to eat only pap and meat every day | 69.2 | 79.4 | 77.7 | 87.7 | 79.8 | 82.3 | 56.1 | 80.6§ |
9 | A vaccination is a healthy food | 12.4 | 24.2# | 42.0§ | 6.1 | 9.6 | 27.2§ | 15.7 | 30.6+ |
| I have to pay for vaccinations | 14.6 | 36.9§ | 49.6§ | 13.3 | 9.8 | 39.8§ | 16.1 | 37.1§ |
10 | There is a cure for HIV | 42.0 | 72.5§ | 60.0+ | 44.6 | 33.3 | 52.6 | 45.5 | 49.6 |
| I can stop taking my medication as soon as I begin to feel better | 56.2 | 82.3§ | 87.0§ | 75.2 | 64.6 | 93.0§ | 70.2 | 88.7§ |
Mean percentage of correct responses to all questions | 55.2 | 69.3§ | 71.6§ | 57.3 | 58.1 | 71.3§ | 53.1 | 67.3§ |