Table 4.
15-month reported universal precautions and HIV teaching.
| Comparisons of means or per cents | Multiple regression (OLS) coefficient for Intervention-control a | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Control (n = 93) |
Intervention (n = 99) |
β | Std. error | ||
| Universal precautions knowledge | |||||
| Total UP knowledge | % | 80.45 | 80.52 | -.31 | 1.97 |
| Glove wearing knowledge | % | 82.04 | 84.79 | 2.02 | 1.88 |
| Hand washing knowledge | % | 92.31 | 91.41 | -1.20 | 2.61 |
| Sharps knowledge | % | 70.56 | 68.48 | -2.60 | 4.39 |
| Cleaning knowledge | % | 77.42 | 77.78 | -.65 | 4.46 |
| Universal precautions and teaching self-reported behavior | |||||
| Glove wearing behavior | Mean (s.d.) |
4.56 (.81) |
4.49 (.76) |
-.09 | .12 |
| Hand washing behavior | Mean (s.d.) |
4.43 (.65) |
4.15 (.90) |
-.30 | .13 |
| Teaching or counseling clients and families | % | 54.50 | 67.46* | 14.58* | 4.22 |
a
Controlling for gender, education, tribe, religion, and job category.
*
Statistically significant (p < 0.05).