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Table 3.

Participant retention and mean (±SD) participation rates for the Student-Mentored, Peer-Mentored, Independent Peer-Mentored, and Control groups.

Group	Number participating at baseline	Number retained at 14 weeks	Retention rate	Average number of training sessions attended (out of 27)	Percent participation^a
Peer Mentors	31	31	100%	20.4 ± 5.0	75.6 ± 18.5
Independent Peer Mentors	5	5	100%	25.0 ± 2.1	92.6 ± 7.9^*
Student Mentors	16	16	100%	13.0 ± 0.0 ^b	100.0 ± 0.0^*
Student-Mentored Participants	24	20	83.3 %	22.1 ± 4.2	81.9 ± 15.7
Peer-Mentored Participants	52	49	94.2 %	22.6 ± 3.0	83.6 ± 11.0
Independent Peer-Mentored Participants	12	11	91.7 %	22.0 ± 3.9	81.5 ± 14.3
Control Participants	18	18	100%	n/a	n/a

Percent participation calculated for subjects completing the 14-week program.

Student Mentors were required to attend 14 training sessions total as a mandatory course assignment.

Significantly higher than Peer Mentors (p<0.0001).