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NU0602: Misconceptions about HIV transmission through everyday contacts by school type and grade, age and selected background variable (sex, nationality, settlement type and region)

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3/31/2025

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National Institute for Health Development

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NU0602

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Definitions and methodology An indicator consisting of four statements is used to understand the misconceptions related to routes of HIV transmission
1) by swimming in a pool with an HIV-infected person you can also become infected;
2) by hugging an HIV-infected person you can also become infected;
3) by eating from the same dishes as an HIV-infected person you can also become infected;
4) by sharing a toilet (WC) with an HIV-infected person you can also become infected.
It was possible to rate the statements on a five-point scale (1 – strongly agree, 2 – somewhat agree, 3 – somewhat disagree, 4 – strongly disagree, 5 – don't know)
The indicator shows the proportion of young people who do not have misconceptions about the spread of HIV through everyday contacts, i.e. gave disagreeing responses to all of the statements.

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The dataset provides an overview of young people’s misconceptions about HIV transmission through everyday contact in Estonia. The data are presented as distributions by a summary indicator of misconceptions and are grouped by school type, grade, age and selected background characteristics (gender, nationality, type of settlement and region). The dataset enables comparisons between groups and examination of associations between misconceptions and background characteristics. The purpose of collecting sexual health data on Estonian youth is to support understanding of developmental needs and to plan health promotion in Estonia. Data source: Sexual health of Estonian youth study; National Institute for Health Development