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. 2014 Apr 16;16(1):110–121. doi: 10.1007/s11121-014-0486-y

Table 2.

Association between teacher’s personal characteristics, training experience and number of activities and sessions taught in the classroom among 110 grade six school teachers

Variables % Number of core activities completed (0–30) Number of all activities completed (0–46) Number of sessions taught (0–8)
Education level
 Associate degree/teaching certificate 11.3 15.42(9.12) 23.58(14.62) 4.15(2.50)
 Bachelor degree 71.7 17.56(8.63) 26.87(13.26) 4.70(2.29)
 Master degree 17.0 14.28(7.10) 22.11(10.93) 3.89(1.88)
 F test 0.96 0.86 0.83
Total years as teacher and guidance counselor
 1 ~ 10 years 37.6 19.05(9.26) 29.13(14.31) 5.08(2.47)
 >10 years 62.4 15.25(7.81) 23.40(12.08) 4.11(2.10)
 Student’s t test 2.04* 1.98* 1.95*
Attended a FOYC training workshop
 Yes 66.7 16.49(7.41) 25.31(11.42) 4.41(1.98)
 No 33.3 17.00(10.61) 25.94(16.42) 4.59(2.84)
 Student’s t test 0.24 0.18 0.30
Number of days of training attended
 4–5 days 45.8 18.53(7.05) 28.53(11.06) 4.93(1.87)
 3 days or less 54.2 14.67(7.34) 22.44(11.11) 3.94(1.98)
 Student’s t test 2.01* 2.05* 1.92
Teachers training experience with FOYC

 Completed FOYC training in 2011

and had prior training experience

26.6 19.77(6.93) 30.64(11.13) 5.32(1.87)

 Did not complete FOYC training in

2011 and had prior training experience

43.7 14.61(7.72) 22.20(11.75) 3.89(2.06)
 No FOYC training prior or in 2011 29.7 16.68(10.45) 25.14(16.29) 4.50(2.79)
 F test 2.16 2.37 2.35
Prior experience of teaching HIV risk reduction intervention
 Yes 43.1 15.66(8.57) 24.25(13.17) 4.18(2.28)
 No 56.9 17.42(8.51) 26.50(13.23) 4.70(2.28)
 Student’s t test 0.95 0.78 1.05

Note: Test statistics (t and F values) were adjusted using the variance inflation factors (VIFs); †include core and review lessons. Numbers outside the parentheses are means (of number of core or all activities completed and number of sessions taught), and numbers in parentheses are standard deviations. *p < 0.05