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. 2009 Dec;23(12):1059–1066. doi: 10.1089/apc.2009.0085

Table 4.

Nurses Pretest and Posttest Results: Intervention Team and Setting Nurses

Variable Pretest Posttest Test df p
Nurses in intervention teams (n = 43)          
Been for HIV test 79.1% (n = 34) 93.0% (n = 40) χ2 = 12.18 1 ≤0.001
Stigma Mean = 0.71 (SD = 0.38) Mean = 0.73 (SD = 0.50) t = 0.20 42 0.84
Total score          
 Nurse stigmatizing behavior Mean = 0.46 (SD = 0.46) Mean = 0.39 (SD = 0.43) t = 0.91 42 0.37
 Community stigmatizing behavior Mean = 1.00 (SD 0.63) Mean = 1.10 (SD = 0.83) t = 0.78 42 0.44
Self-efficacy Mean = 35.02 (SD 5.77) Mean = 36.49 (SD 6.09) t = 1.28 42 0.21
Self-esteem Mean = 19.71 (SD 4.74) Mean = 21.32 (SD 3.92) t = 1.79 42 0.08
Nurses in settings (n = 134)          
Been for HIV 116 (86.6%) 125 (93.3%) χ2 = 34.35 1 ≤0.001
Stigma Mean = 0.45 (SD = 0.47) Mean = 0.46 (SD = 0.45) t = 0.24 133 0.812
Total score          
 Nurse stigmatizing behavior Mean = 0.24 (SD = 0.41) Mean = 0.24 (SD = 0.41) t = 0.01 133 0.992
 Community stigmatizing behavior Mean = 0.69 (SD = 0.72) Mean = 0.71 (SD = 0.68) t = 0.34 133 0.733

SD, standard deviation.