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. 2013 Nov 16;24(5):833–839. doi: 10.1093/eurpub/ckt172

Table 3.

Community-level behavioural and perceived social norm outcomes reported by men in the communities receiving the alcohol–HIV prevention and comparison interpersonal violence interventions

Behavior Alcohol–HIV intervention
Control condition
M SD M SD Wald X2
Number of sex partners
    Baseline 1.63 1.65 1.71 1.89 0.12
    4 months 1.67 1.79 1.77 2.15 0.24
    8 months 1.46 1.36 1.66 1.69 4.01*
    12 months 1.39 1.17 1.52 1.95 3.35
Unprotected sex
    Baseline 7.13 8.61 5.92 8.37 13.71**
    4 months 6.06 9.38 6.35 7.4 0.01
    8 months 5.81 8.37 6.25 7.54 1.01
    12 months 5.34 6.32 4.88 6.43 2.14
% protected sex
    Baseline 54 42 60 42 7.92**
    4 months 57 42 57 42 0.06
    8 months 59 43 53 42 6.16*
    12 months 54 42 57 44 1.62

n % n %

Talked with people in your community about HIV/AIDS
    Baseline 270 40 243 40 0.01
    4 months 261 47 266 50 0.65
    8 months 270 45 270 49 0.64
    12 months 338 53 270 47 5.09*
Advised someone to use condoms
    Baseline 333 56 313 61 2.32
    4 months 342 68 318 62 3.86*
    8 months 375 65 328 62 1.21
    12 months 387 64 382 63 0.12
How do men in your community feel about having more than one sex partner at a time?
    Baseline 2.84 1.06 2.87 1.03 0.02
    4 months 2.89 1 2.88 0.98 0.02
    8 months 2.93 1.02 3.01 1 2.6
    12 months 2.93 0.95 3.07 0.9 7.73**
How do men in your community feel about having sex without a condom?
    Baseline 2.72 0.89 2.68 0.89 0.2
    4 months 2.71 0.86 2.71 0.93 0.08
    8 months 2.75 0.82 2.77 0.73 0.31
    12 months 2.71 0.79 2.87 0.8 15.91**
How do men in your community feel about meeting sex partners at shebeens?
    Baseline 2.73 1 2.82 0.98 2.74
    4 months 2.79 0.96 2.72 1.08 1.54
    8 months 2.74 0.99 2.82 0.99 2.78
    12 months 2.84 0.95 2.85 0.94 0.03

Note: Behaviours reported for past 30 days; Condition effects from GZLM models controlling for education and baseline values. Social norm item responses on 4-point scale, 1 = Strongly disapprove, 4 = Strongly approve; *P < .05, **P < .01