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The Associated Press; Wednesday, December 17, 1997 13:44:00
It found that nearly 60 percent of doctors in eight Chinese cities mistakenly believed that AIDS could be transmitted by sharing bowls and chopsticks, the Beijing Youth Daily newspaper reported Wednesday.
The survey found that more than 70 percent of ordinary people held the same view. It also found that one in three people surveyed -- and one in six doctors -- mistakenly thought AIDS could be transmitted through a handshake.
The survey was conducted in Beijing, Shanghai and six other cities by the Chinese Academy for Preventive Medicine, the newspaper reported. It did not give details about how the survey was conducted or any percentage of error.
AIDS is spread through intravenous drug use, sexual contact, blood and breast milk. China has 7,253 official cases of HIV infection, but experts say the real figure could be as high as 200,000.
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