Table 5.
30-month reported universal precautions, HIV teaching and needle-stick injury.
| 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 | % | 76.66 | 82.28* | 5.07* | 1.43 |
| Glove wearing knowledge | % | 77.87 | 83.10* | 5.45* | 1.50 |
| Hand washing knowledge | % | 94.82 | 99.70* | 4.31* | 1.36 |
| Sharps knowledge | % | 61.58 | 63.47 | 3.17 | 2.90 |
| Cleaning knowledge | % | 73.72 | 82.58* | 6.01* | 3.12 |
| Universal precautions, teaching and needle stick injury self-reported behavior | |||||
| Glove wearing behavior | Mean (s.d.) |
4.71 (.66) |
4.67 (.82) |
-.04 | .08 |
| Hand washing behavior | Mean (s.d.) |
4.69 (.69) |
4.66 (.66) |
-.05 | .07 |
| Teaching or counseling clients and families | % | 50.12 | 62.10* | 9.83* | 3.42 |
| Needle stick injury | % | 18.37 | 11.31* | -.66* | .32 |
a
Controlling for gender, education, tribe, religion, and job category.
*
Statistically significant (p < 0.05).