Table 3.
MEN Count Pilot Evaluation Findings: Change Over Time in Unprotected Sex, Employment, and Homelessness
| Time 1 (T1) N=50 n (%) | Time 2 (T2) n=34 n (%) | Time 3 (T3) n=38 n (%) | p-value (T1–T2); p-value (T1–T3) | Quotes from participants at post-test on their perceptions of the program’s utility on study outcomes. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unprotected Sex, Past 30 Days | 37 (74%) | 16 (47%) | 18 (47%) | .02 .04 |
[The Program] showed me that living on the edge, it’s kids’ stuff. It’s time to grow up. I don’t want my son to come to my funeral after I died from AIDS. I use condoms now. I have one relationship now, and it’s because of this program. |
| Multiple Sex Partners, Past 30 Days | 28 (56%) | 15 (44%) | 16 (42%) | NS NS |
|
| Currently Employed | 4 (8%) | 10 (29%) | 12 (32%) | .01 .01 |
Overall the program really got me confident again about the workforce… helped me with my resume. [The Program] helped with my needing to maintain my job…, despite other people or issues at the job. |
| Any Homeless Days, Past 30 Days | 29 (58%) | 16 (47%) | 12 (32%) | NS .04 |
[The Program] gave me a drive to want to do more. [I] went downtown to apply for housing… I want my kids to come see me and have rooms of their own. [The Program] helped [me] realize I can’t go [from] place-to-place… I have to take care of myself. I don’t have a lot of homeless days now. Some days I stay at my parents’ place. I am pushing to get my own place- maybe with my twin brother. |
| Intimate Partner Violence Perpetration, Past 30 Days* | - | - | - | - |
[The program] opened up a sense of the threat of [relationship] violence. It mentioned how you can channel this anger into something non-harmful and what kinds of steps can be taken to avoid this [violence]. [The program] made me aware of females’ feelings… I have, like, an intervention of how to treat them, treat them like an equal. |
*
Quantitative analysis of reductions in partner violence were not able to be conducted due to the small number of men reporting past 30 day partner violence at baseline (n=5). However, open-ended responses from participants were recorded on how the intervention affected relation dynamics and intimate partner violence.