Valid knowledge is calculated by the source as people who identify condoms and fidelity as protective methods against HIV and knows that, firstly, a healthy-looking person can have AIDS, secondly, that HIV can not be transmitted by embracing or shaking the hand of a person with aids, and finally, also that HIV is not transmitted by drinking from the glass of a person with AIDS.
The source does not specify the number of respondents.
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Share of people educated on HIV in Belgium's regions 2018
In Belgium, knowledge regarding HIV and Aids was rather limited in 2018. Indeed, less than half of Belgians, aged over **, were well educated in terms of HIV. In 2018, the level of knowledge was slightly higher in the Brussels-Capital Region than in the Walloon Region. However, with **** of people having valid knowledge, the Flemish Region was the least educated in the country in terms of HIV and AIDS.
Valid knowledge on the subject implies that a person identifies the use of condoms as being an effective prevention method against HIV, along with fidelity in a relationship. Furthermore, the person should reject false beliefs: the belief that a healthy-looking person can not have AIDS, that HIV can be transmitted by embracing or shaking the hand of a person with aids, and finally, that it is transmitted by drinking from the glass of a person with AIDS.
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Sciensano. (October 30, 2019). Share of people with valid knowledge on HIV in Belgium in 2018, by region* [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 04, 2026, from /statistics/1085678/share-of-people-who-have-knowledge-on-hiv-in-regions-of-belgium/
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