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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2012 Mar 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Nurs Scholarsh. 2011 Jan 25;43(1):72–81. doi: 10.1111/j.1547-5069.2011.01384.x

Table 1.

30-month Postintervention Rural Health Workers’ HIV Knowledge, Attitudes, and Behaviors

Comparison of means or percents Multiple regression (ols or logistic)
coefficient for intervention-Controla
Control
(n=196)
Intervention
(n=221)
t df B SE
HIV knowledge index % 81.72 91.40 4.78** 306 7.85** 2.10
Stigma attitude—blame Mean
(SD)
1.23
(0.65)
1.05
(0.33)
3.54** 280 −0.16** 0.05
Stigma attitude—contactindex Mean
(SD)
2.79
(0.58)
2.99
(0.09)
4.92** 204 0.17** 0.04
Condom attitudes scale % 68.47 80.29 5.16** 387 9.67** 2.33
Self-efficacy for community prevention Mean
(SD)
2.70
(0.45)
2.98
(0.12)
5.75** 338 0.29** 0.06
Self-efficacy for safer sex Mean
(SD)
2.70
(0.45)
2.86
(0.31)
4.13** 286 0.14** 0.04
Partner communication index Mean
(SD)
1.06
(0.77)
1.06
(0.77)
0.09 409 0.05 0.08
Risky sex behaviors index Mean
(SD)
0.97
(0.89)
0.80
(0.68)
−2.31** 414 −0.15* 0.08
Abstained last 2 months % 23.47 28.96 1.27 414 0.30 0.26
Ever used condom last 2 monthsb % 37.50 25.17 −2.29 286 −0.58 0.30
HIV test in last 12 months % 29.90 39.73 2.10* 410 0.41* 0.24
Community HIV prevention index Mean
(SD)
3.63
(1.59)
3.94
(1.30)
2.16* 376 0.35** 0.15

Note. SE = standard error.

a

Controlling for age, gender, education, tribe, religion, food security, and job category.

b

Among sexually active only.

*

p<.05, t-test of significance, one-tailed;

**

p<.01, t-test of significance, one-tailed.