Table 5.
Postinterventional knowledge of respondents about HIV/AIDS.
| Variable | Study (percent) | Control (percent) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre (n = 200) |
Post (n = 195) |
P value | Pre (n = 200) |
Post (n = 192) |
P value | |
| Awareness about AIDS | ||||||
| Yes | 193 (96.5) | 195 (100.0) | 0.01 | 194 (97.0) | 186 (96.9) | 0.94 |
| No | 7 (3.5) | 0 (0.0) | 6 (3.0) | 6 (3.1) | ||
| Meaning of AIDS | ||||||
| Correct | 38 (19.7) | 141 (72.3) | <0.001 | 48 (24.7) | 47 (24.5) | 0.91 |
| Incorrect | 155 (80.3) | 54 (27.7) | 146 (75.3) | 145 (75.5) | ||
| Causative agent for AIDS | ||||||
| Correct (HIV) | 15 (7.8) | 127 (65.1) | <0.001 | 18 (9.3) | 20 (10.4) | 0.64 |
| Incorrect | 178 (92.2) | 68 (34.9) | 176 (90.7) | 172 (89.6) | ||
| HIV infected person can still look healthy | ||||||
| Yes | 92 (46.0) | 154 (79.0) | <0.001 | 85 (42.5) | 84 (43.8) | 0.51 |
| No | 100 (50.0) | 32 (16.4) | 100 (50.0) | 99 (51.6) | ||
| Do not know | 8 (4.0) | 9 (4.6) | 15 (7.5) | 9 (4.7) | ||
| HIV/AIDS can be cured | ||||||
| Yes | 75 (37.5) | 43 (22.1) | <0.001 | 77 (38.5) | 83 (43.2) | 0.45 |
| No | 103 (51.5) | 143 (73.3) | 95 (47.5) | 89 (46.4) | ||
| Do not know | 22 (11.0) | 9 (4.6) | 28 (14.0) | 20 (10.4) | ||
| Modes of transmission of HIV | ||||||
| (Multiple response) | ||||||
| Sexual intercourse | 184 (92.0) | 194 (99.5) | <0.001 | 182 (91.0) | 178 (92.7) | 0.82 |
| Transfusion of unscreened blood | 186 (93.0) | 192 (98.5) | 0.02 | 176 (88.0) | 173 (90.1) | 0.71 |
| Unsterilized sharp objects | 180 (90.0) | 188 (96.4) | 0.03 | 178 (89.0) | 159 (82.8) | 0.24 |
| Unsterilized surgical instruments | 170 (85.0) | 181 (92.8) | 0.046 | 170 (85.0) | 176 (91.7) | 0.43 |
| Mother to child during pregnancy | 166 (83.0) | 171 (87.7) | 0.01 | 151 (75.5) | 152 (79.2) | 0.65 |
| Breast milk | 156 (78.0) | 171 (87.7) | 0.04 | 151 (75.5) | 141 (73.4) | 0.76 |
| Mosquitoes | 143 (71.5) | 36 (18.5) | 0.001 | 143 (71.5) | 145 (75.5) | 0.67 |
| Coughing and sneezing | 84 (42.0) | 40 (20.5) | <0.001 | 83 (41.5) | 74 (38.5) | 0.64 |
| Spiritual means | 64 (32.0) | 23 (11.8) | <0.001 | 70 (35.0) | 61 (31.8) | 0.78 |
| Casual contact | 28 (14.0) | 13 (6.7) | 0.001 | 32 (16.0) | 27 (14.1) | 0.62 |
| Modes of prevention of HIV/AIDS | ||||||
| (Multiple response) | ||||||
| Not sharing sharp objects | 154 (77.0) | 174 (89.2) | 0.002 | 162 (81.0) | 152 (79.2) | 0.10 |
| Condom | 139 (69.5) | 169 (86.7) | 0.0001 | 146 (73.0) | 145 (75.5) | 0.66 |
| Faithfulness to a partner | 121 (60.5) | 138 (70.8) | 0.03 | 136 (68.0) | 130 (67.7) | 0.63 |
| Abstinence | 107 (53.5) | 145 (74.4) | 0.0001 | 115 (57.5) | 102 (53.1) | 0.68 |
| Knowledge categories | ||||||
| Poor knowledge | 100 (50.0) | 26 (13.3) | <0.0001 | 102 (51.0) | 93 (48.4) | 0.61 |
| Good knowledge | 100 (50.0) | 169 (86.7) | 98 (49.0) | 99 (51.6) | ||