Table 2. Changes in knowledge on MC at 6- and 9-month follow up sessions among migrant workers in western China.
| On-site Session Model |
Two-stage Model |
Three-stage Model |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baseline (%) (n=636) | 6 months (n=460) | 9 months (%) (n=393) | Baseline (%) (n=547) | 6 months (n=513) | 9 months (%) (n=345) | Baseline (%) (n=487) | 6 months (%) (n=430) | 9 months (%) (n=283) | |
| Knowledge of MC | |||||||||
| Phimosis/prepuceredundant | 311 (48.9) | 236 (51.3) | 273 (69.5)** | 241 (44.1) | 378 (73.7)** | 183 (53.0)** | 221 (45.4) | 224 (52.1)* | 155 (54.8)* |
| Prevention of genital inflammation & tumors | 166 (26.1) | 227 (49.3)** | 239 (60.8)** | 112 (20.5) | 356 (69.4)** | 169 (49.0)** | 120 (24.6) | 236 (54.9)** | 142 (50.2)** |
| Prevention of AIDS & STIs | 131 (20.6) | 337 (73.3)** | 273 (69.5)** | 104 (19.0) | 385 (75.0)** | 188 (54.5)** | 119 (24.4) | 301 (70.0)** | 160 (56.5)** |
| Protect sexual partner | 235 (36.9) | 282 (61.3)** | 265 (67.4)** | 173 (31.6) | 321 (62.6)** | 185 (53.6)** | 158 (32.4) | 262 (60.9)** | 165 (58.3)** |
| Increase sexual satisfaction | 150 (23.6) | 165 (35.9)** | 194 (49.4)** | 134 (24.5) | 223 (45.4)** | 127 (36.8)** | 119 (24.4) | 174 (40.5)** | 114 (40.3)** |
| Improve physical appearance | 67 (10.5) | 66 (14.3) | 77 (19.6)** | 47 (8.6) | 69 (13.5)* | 53 (15.4)** | 46 (9.4) | 68 (15.8)** | 42 (14.8)* |
| No knowledge | 248 (39.0) | 4 (0.9)** | 17 (4.3)** | 248 (45.3) | 4 (0.8)** | 32 (9.3)** | 201 (41.3) | 7 (1.6)** | 24 (8.5)** |
| Knowledge of MC complication | |||||||||
| Pain | 176 (27.7) | 245 (53.3)** | 241 (61.3)** | 108 (19.7) | 343 (66.9)** | 175 (50.7)** | 129 (26.5) | 201 (46.7)** | 162 (57.2)** |
| Bleeding | 117 (18.4) | 199 (43.3)** | 216 (55.0)** | 86 (15.7) | 271 (52.8)** | 123 (35.7)** | 87 (17.9) | 179 (41.6)** | 119 (42.0)** |
| Wound infections | 214 (33.6) | 236 (51.3)** | 212 (53.9)** | 165 (30.2) | 324 (63.2)** | 169 (49.0)** | 138 (28.3) | 223 (51.9)** | 131 (46.3)** |
| No knowledge | 346 (54.4) | 103 (22.4)** | 6 (1.5)** | 321 (58.7) | 93 (18.1)** | 7 (2.0)** | 295 (60.6) | 120 (27.9)** | 7 (2.5)** |
| Effect on sexual functions | |||||||||
| Improved | 149 (23.4) | 139 (30.2)* | 182 (46.3)** | 129 (23.6) | 236 (46.0)** | 114 (33.0)** | 104 (21.4) | 175 (40.7)** | 127 (44.9)** |
| Declined | 52 (8.2) | 47 (10.2) | 19 (4.8)* | 30 (5.5) | 21 (4.1) | 40 (11.6)** | 31 (6.4) | 37 (8.6) | 23 (8.1) |
| No effect | 102 (16.0) | 148 (32.2)** | 105 (26.7)** | 65 (11.9) | 121 (23.6)** | 92 (26.7)** | 58 (11.9) | 100 (23.3)** | 57 (20.1)** |
| No knowledge | 329 (51.7) | 126 (27.4)** | 87 (22.1)** | 323 (59.0) | 135 (26.3)** | 99 (28.7)** | 294 (60.4) | 118 (27.4)** | 76 (26.9)** |
* P<0.5; ** P<0.01. As compared to the baseline value within the intervention model.