Many people know that condoms prevent STIs. No STI, including HIV, can pass through an intact latex condom. Knowledge that Using Condoms Can Prevent AIDS In the DHS, without mentioning condoms, one question asks respondents who have heard of AIDS what steps a person can take to avoid it. In all surveyed countries a majority of never-married men who are aware of AIDS and know about condoms also know a source of condoms. In 11 of 13 surveyed countries the same is true of never-married women.
Married women are generally least likely to know a source of condoms.