Table 3.
Analysis of Pre and posttest changes of answers
| Knowledge related questions |
Pre-test |
Post-test |
p-value |
|---|---|---|---|
| % correct | % correct | (McNemar) | |
| How do you think people get HCV? |
|
|
|
| Having sex? |
56% |
84% |
<0.0001 |
| Shooting up (injecting) drugs? |
90% |
98% |
0.001 |
| Using public toilets? |
60% |
95% |
<0.0001 |
| Sharing supplies for snorting drugs? |
54% |
85% |
<0.0001 |
| Coughing/sneezing on someone? |
52% |
94% |
<0.0001 |
| Getting a homemade tattoo? |
89% |
97% |
0.0074 |
| What makes HCV worse for the people who have it? |
|
|
|
| Drinking coffee? |
45% |
86% |
<0.0001 |
| Drinking alcohol? |
82% |
96% |
<0.0001 |
| HIV infection? |
82% |
89% |
0.121 |
| Being obese? |
33% |
80% |
<0.0001 |
| Does everyone who has HCV need treatment? |
10% |
81% |
<0.0001 |
| How many people who get treated for HCV get cured? |
33% |
90% |
<0.0001 |
|
Attitude related questions
|
Pre-test % answered yes |
Post-test % answered yes |
p-value (McNemar) |
| Would you want to be tested for HCV, if when you tested positive you could get free treatment? |
99% |
100% |
1.0 |
| Would you still want to be tested, if you were told you could not be offered treatment? |
90% |
90% |
1.0 |
| Would you still want to be tested if you were told you could not be offered treatment, but you could get free vaccines against HAV/HBV? |
95% |
96% |
.727 |
| Would you still want to be tested if you were told you could not be offered treatment, but you could get lifestyle advice on how to stay healthy with HCV? |
96% |
95% |
1.0 |
| Do you want free HCV testing in your community? |
99% |
97% |
0.25 |
| Do you think other people would want free HCV testing? |
86% |
92% |
0.077 |
| Do you think it will be a problem if we tested for HCV in your community but might not be able to offer treatment to everyone who’s positive? |
49% |
35% |
0.019 |
| If people tested positive for HCV, do you think people would do the following if they were told it would help them? |
|
|
|
| Drink less alcohol? |
39% |
54% |
0.003 |
| Get a shot against HAV/HBV? |
83% |
86% |
.383 |
| Go to the doctor for treatment? | 76% | 79% | .524 |