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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Jun 1.
Published in final edited form as: AIDS Care. 2012 Dec 7;25(6):732–737. doi: 10.1080/09540121.2012.748167

Table II.

Proportion Correct Responses* to Body Knowledge Items: Baseline to 12 Month Follow-Up Paired Analysis by Randomization Arm.

CONTROLS (n=93) INTERVENTION (n=93)
ITEM BASE LINE 12 mo - FOLLOW UP – (s.d) p – value Baseline 12-mo Follow up p-value
Male condom and female condom reduce cervical cancer risk .23 .43a .04 .10 .35a .01
Douching increases risk of STI and HIV .31 .56 .00 .29 .47 .01
Tampon can migrate to abdominal cavity .32 .59 .00 .36 .56 .00
Women have greater risk of HIV infection from intercourse with men than vice versa .55 .55 1.0 .59 .59 1.0
Women have sex and urinate from the same place .56 .70 .05 .53 .74 .00
All vaginal secretions are unclean .67 .73a .40 .72 .74 .66
Women are born with 1 uterus, 2 ovaries, 2 tubes, and all eggs they will ever make .83 .97a .00 .81 .93a .01
You can feel cervix with your finger if you squat .89 .97a .06 .88 .97a .06
PID results from untreated STIs .91 .97a .16 .88 .90a .77
You may still get pregnant even if you have no periods .92 .88 .60 .95 .99 .18
Pap smears detect breast cancer .95 .90 .21 .97 .95 .42
Self-breast exam can detect breast cancer .97 .99 .32 .96 .98 .16
Street drugs prevent pregnancy .98 .97 .94 .96 .96 1.0
Mammography is for detecting breast cancer 1.00 .96 .05 .99 .99 1.0
*

This analysis excludes ‘not sure’ responses of “agree-disagree-not sure” response list for Body Knowledge Quiz. Intervention and control pairs n=93 (each arm).

a

Not sure responses >20% for pairs at either or both time points.