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| People in Scotland are the least knowledgeable in the UK about HIV even though the disease rate is continuing to rise, campaigners have warned. | People in Scotland are the least knowledgeable in the UK about HIV even though the disease rate is continuing to rise, campaigners have warned. |
| The National Aids Trust has called on the Scottish Government and local authorities to re-invest in a public awareness programme. | The National Aids Trust has called on the Scottish Government and local authorities to re-invest in a public awareness programme. |
| More than a quarter of Scots surveyed failed to identify all of the main transmission routes of HIV. | More than a quarter of Scots surveyed failed to identify all of the main transmission routes of HIV. |
| There are now between 4,500 and 5,500 people living with HIV in Scotland. | There are now between 4,500 and 5,500 people living with HIV in Scotland. |
| The figures come in the results of the trust's Public Attitudes to HIV survey. | The figures come in the results of the trust's Public Attitudes to HIV survey. |
| HIV TRANSMISSION ROUTES Sex without a condom between a man and a womanSex without a condom between two menSharing a syringe when injecting drugsFrom a breast-feeding mother to her child class="" href="/1/hi/scotland/edinburgh_and_east/7194508.stm">Fighting the HIV comeback | |
| Almost a third (31%) of people in Scotland failed to identify sex without a condom between a man and a woman as a way of getting HIV, compared to 21% across the UK. | Almost a third (31%) of people in Scotland failed to identify sex without a condom between a man and a woman as a way of getting HIV, compared to 21% across the UK. |
| More than a third (35%) did not know that unprotected sex between two men was a way of transmitting HIV, significantly higher than the UK average of 26%. | More than a third (35%) did not know that unprotected sex between two men was a way of transmitting HIV, significantly higher than the UK average of 26%. |
| The figure failing to identify sharing a syringe was 31%, the same as the UK average. | The figure failing to identify sharing a syringe was 31%, the same as the UK average. |
| Roy Kilpatrick, chief executive of HIV Scotland, said: "Respect and Responsibility, the government's sexual health strategy, is at the heart of Scotland's efforts to make this happen. | Roy Kilpatrick, chief executive of HIV Scotland, said: "Respect and Responsibility, the government's sexual health strategy, is at the heart of Scotland's efforts to make this happen. |
| These results show we cannot afford to be complacent Deborah JackNational AIDS Trust | These results show we cannot afford to be complacent Deborah JackNational AIDS Trust |
| "Change will only happen, however, when we take individual as well as shared responsibility for sexual health." | "Change will only happen, however, when we take individual as well as shared responsibility for sexual health." |
| Deborah Jack, chief executive of the National AIDS Trust, added: "The lack of awareness and understanding about HIV in Scotland is worrying. | Deborah Jack, chief executive of the National AIDS Trust, added: "The lack of awareness and understanding about HIV in Scotland is worrying. |
| "HIV rates in Scotland continue to rise. These results show we cannot afford to be complacent about HIV education and awareness. | "HIV rates in Scotland continue to rise. These results show we cannot afford to be complacent about HIV education and awareness. |
| "The Scottish Government and local authorities must work together to re-invest in public awareness and information about HIV." | "The Scottish Government and local authorities must work together to re-invest in public awareness and information about HIV." |