TABLE 4—
Effects of HIV Intervention on Psychosocial Mediators
| 6-Month Assessment | 12-Month Assessment | |||||
| Measure | Intervention Group, Unadjusted Mean (SD) | Comparison Group, Unadjusted Mean (SD) | Intervention Group, Unadjusted Mean (SD) | Comparison Group, Unadjusted Mean (SD) | GEE Model Adjusted Mean Difference (95% Confidence Interval) | P |
| HIV knowledge (range: 0–18) | 11.65 (2.73) | 10.00 (3.27) | 11.75 (2.55) | 10.21 (3.32) | 1.79 (1.00, 2.57) | .0001 |
| Condom attitudes (range: 8–40) | 37.69 (3.11) | 35.56 (4.54) | 36.42 (4.26) | 35.29 (4.50) | 1.81 (0.79, 2.83) | .005 |
| Partner-related condom barriers (range: 10–50) | 38.62 (15.19) | 45.32 (16.43) | 40.49 (15.41) | 42.85 (14.48) | −5.51 (−9.21, −1.82) | .05 |
| Condom use self-efficacy (range: 9–45) | 35.66 (9.47) | 32.08 (9.83) | 36.42 (9.54) | 32.92 (9.50) | 3.21 (0.39, 6.04) | .04 |
| Demonstrated skill in applying condoms (range: 0–6) | 4.38 (0.91) | 3.30 (1.40) | 4.17 (1.28) | 3.68 (1.28) | 1.03 (0.68, 1.38) | .0001 |
Note. GEE = generalized estimating equation. Mean differences were adjusted by baseline value of outcome variable and theoretical covariates (douching, gang involvement, and pregnancy desire in previous 30 days).