Table 3.
Credibility ratings and AIDS denialism beliefs among people living with HIV/AIDS who do not plan and do plan to look up additional website-related information.
| Does not plan to Look for more information | Plans to look for more information | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M | SD | M | SD | t | |
| Matthias Rath – “Micronutrients Help Control AIDS” | |||||
| N | 246 | 97 | |||
| Believes the information | 6.1 | 2.6 | 7.9 | 1.9 | 6.1** |
| Trusts the information | 5.9 | 2.8 | 7.9 | 2.2 | 6.0** |
| Denialism Beliefs | 1.9 | 0.5 | 2.2 | 0.5 | 2.3* |
| Jonathan Campbell - “A Cure for AIDS?” | |||||
| N | 215 | 128 | |||
| Believes the information | 5.8 | 2.7 | 7.8 | 2.4 | 6.9** |
| Trusts the information | 5.3 | 2.8 | 7.3 | 2.4 | 6.4** |
| Denialism Beliefs | 1.9 | 0.5 | 2.1 | 0.5 | 2.3* |
| Tufts Medical School – “Choose Snacks That Work for You!” | |||||
| N | 196 | 147 | |||
| Believes the information | 7.4 | 2.5 | 9.1 | 1.5 | 7.2** |
| Trusts the information | 7.1 | 2.6 | 9.0 | 1.6 | 7.6** |
| Denialism Beliefs | 2.0 | 0.5 | 2.1 | 0.5 | 1.7 |
Note:
*
p < .05
**
p < .01