Table 2.
Intervention effects on HIV information distribution among Internet-using MSM.
| Outcome variables | Baselinea, n (%) n=1008 |
Follow-up, n (%) n=1037 | χ2 1 | P value | |||
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Interventionb
n=501 |
Comparisonb
n=507 |
Interventionb
n=499 |
Comparisonb
n=538 |
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| Ever heard about iPOL or the AIDS information center on Facebook? |
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No | N/A | N/A | 269 (74.51) | 453 (89.52) | 34.1 | <.001 |
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Yes | N/A | N/A | 92 (25.49) | 53 (10.47) |
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| Discussed HIV-related issues with online friends |
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No | 444 (88.62) | 461 (90.92) | 290 (58.11) | 410 (76.20) | 38.6 | <.001 |
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Yes | 57 (11.37) | 46 (9.07) | 209 (41.88) | 128 (23.79) |
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| Read HIV-related posts on the Internet |
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No | 413 (82.43) | 431 (85.01) | 47 (9.41) | 109 (20.26) | 23.8 | <. 001 |
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Yes | 88 (17.56) | 76 (14.99) | 452 (90.58) | 429 (79.73) |
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| Online friends talked to you about HIV-related issues |
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No | 413 (82.43) | 437 (86.19) | 244 (48.89) | 367 (68.22) | 39.9 | <. 001 |
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Yes | 88 (17.57) | 70 (13.81) | 255 (51.11) | 171 (31.78) |
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a There is no difference in HIV information distribution at baseline between comparison and intervention groups.
b May not add to total because of missing responses.