Table 2.
Differences in HIV-Related Knowledge, Motivation, and Risk Behavior as Function of STI History
| STI History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Absent
(n = 288) |
Present
(n = 176) |
t (df) | p < | |||
| Risk-behavior antecedents | M | SD | M | SD | 2.73 (462) | .01 |
| HIV Knowledge | 70.9 | 16.0 | 74.9 | 13.9 | 2.73 (462) | .01 |
| Perceived Risk for HIV | 3.7 | 3.2 | 4.9 | 3.7 | −3.83 (458) | .0001 |
| Behavioral Intentions | 20.2 | 7.8 | 22.0 | 7.5 | −2.55 (461) | .02 |
| Condom Attitudes | 39.7 | 8.8 | 41.0 | 9.4 | −1.53 (460) | ns |
| Sexual risk behavior (last 3 months) | ||||||
| Number of occasions, unprotected vaginal or anal sex | 9.8 | 18.3 | 14.5 | 25.3 | −2.10 (460) | .04 |
| Proportion of sexual occasions during which a condom was used | 22.6 | 39.07 | 29.06 | 41.9 | −1.42 (326) | ns |
| n | % | n | % | χ2 (df) | p < | |
|
|
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| Sex with multiple partners | 5.97 (2) | .02 | ||||
| 0 or 1 partners | 230 | 80% | 123 | 70% | ||
| 2 or more partners | 58 | 20% | 53 | 30% | ||