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. 2013 Feb 20;67(5):398–404. doi: 10.1136/jech-2012-201034

Table 3.

Socioeconomic status and sexual health knowledge and attitudes (intervention group only)

Females Males
Mean score n β (SE) Sig. Mean score n β (SE) Sig.
Sexual health knowledge
 Deprived pupils 2007 7.18 114 0.00 6.40 114 0.00
 Affluent pupils 2007 7.26 267 0.07 (0.26) n.s. 7.00 244 0.60 (0.24) p<0.05
 Deprived pupils 2008/2009 6.97 200 0.00 6.98 196 0.00
 Affluent pupils 2008/2009 7.70 437 0.70 (0.17) p<0.001 7.36 502 0.25 (0.17) n.s.
Socioeconomic status time interaction 859 −0.47 (0.30) n.s. n/a 889 0.32 (0.29) n.s.
Same-sex relationships
 Deprived pupils 2007 2.99 110 0.00 3.29 111 0.00
 Affluent pupils 2007 2.81 257 −0.18 (0.09) p<0.05 3.27 187 −0.03 (0.10) n.s.
 Deprived pupils 2008/2009 2.83 199 0.00 3.17 187 0.00
 Affluent pupils 2008/2009 2.78 440 0.19 (0.09) p<0.05 3.39 495 0.21 (0.08) p<0.01
Socioeconomic status time interaction 906 −0.19 (0.11) n.s. 923 0.25 (0.14) n.s.
Sexual coercion
 Deprived pupils 2007 3.81 109 0.00 3.55 112 0.00
 Affluent pupils 2007 3.97 258 −0.16 (0.11) n.s 3.78 235 −0.03 (0.13) n.s.
 Deprived pupils 2008/2009 3.60 198 0.00 3.57 188 0.00
 Affluent pupils 2008/2009 3.85 432 −0.14 (0.09) n.s. 3.68 500 −0.05 (0.09) n.s.
Socioeconomic status time interaction 930 −0.03 (0.13) n.s. 896 0.12 (0.15) n.s.
Acceptability of condom use
 Deprived pupils 2007 1.94 112 0.00 2.24 114 0.00
 Affluent pupils 2007 1.92 263 −0.02 (0.07) n.s. 2.11 239 −0.12 (0.08) n.s.
 Deprived pupils 2008/2009 2.17 200 0.00 2.19 192 0.00
 Affluent pupils 2008/2009 1.99 438 0.13 (0.05) p<0.01 2.10 500 0.04 (0.04) n.s.
Socioeconomic status time interaction 910 −0.18 (0.09) p<0.05 938 0.01 (0.10) n.s.