With regard to the transmission of the Human Immunodeficiency Virus, which one of the following statements is not correct?

1. The chances of transmission from female to male are twice as likely as from male to female
2. The chances of transmission are more if a person suffers from other sexually transmitted infections
3. An infected mother can transmit the infection to her baby during pregnancy, at childbirth and by breast feeding
4. The risk of contracting infection from transfusion of infected blood is much higher than exposure to contaminated needle

Explanation

Option (a) is the correct answer

• In heterosexual transmission of Human Immunodeficiency Virus, the risk of transmission is generally higher from male to female than from female to male due to greater exposure of mucosal surfaces. Hence, the statement reverses the actual trend.

Answer: (a) The chances of transmission from female to male are twice as likely as from male to female