Table 1. Description of the Sample and Comparison of Experimental Groups at Baseline.
| Baseline interviews + evidence-based session
|
Evidence-based session
|
Baseline interviews + standard of care session
|
Standard of care session
|
χ2 / F | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event-based n = 280 |
Frequency-based n = 266 |
n = 290 | Event-based n = 287 |
Frequency-based n = 324 |
n = 281 | ||
| M (SD) age | 20.8 (1.98) | 20.6 (1.95) | 20.7 (2.11) | 20.5 (1.81) | 20.7 (1.92) | 20.8 (2.06) | 1.06 |
| M (SD) years of education | 11.1 (1.28)a | 11.0 (1.21) | 11.0 (1.57) | 11.0 (1.68) | 10.9 (1.89)b | 11.0 (1.03) | 1.16 |
| N (%) female | 153 (55%) | 142 (53%) | 156 (54%) | 140 (49%) | 156 (48%) | 155 (55%) | 5.58 |
| N (%) without a regular activity | 112 (40%) | 108 (41%) | 121 (42%) | 113 (40%) | 127 (40%) | 106 (38%) | 1.15 |
| M (SD) condom use intentions (-3- / + 3) | 2.0 (1.60) | 2.0 (1.72) | 2.2 (1.55) | 1.9 (1.77) | 2.0 (1.68) | 2.1 (1.60) | 0.87 |
| M (SD) single partner intentions (-3/+3) | 1.7 (2.00) | 1.6 (1.94) | 1.6 (1.99) | 1.5 (2.09) | 1.4 (2.20) | 1.7 (1.98) | 0.99 |
| M (SD) risk perceptions (1-6) | 3.2 (1.43) | 3.0 (1.49) | 3.0 (1.49) | 3.1 (1.45) | 3.2 (1.44) | 3.2 (1.48) | 0.86 |
| M (SD) n sexual partners | 1.6 (1.05) | 1.7 (1.47) | __ | 1.6 (1.17) | 1.8 (2.15) | __ | 1.05 |
| N (%) had more than 1 partner | 102 (37%) | 102 (39%) | __ | 110 (39%) | 121 (39%) | __ | 0.30 |
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| M (SD) % condom use with main partners | 49 (43) | 54 (37) | __ | 49 (43) | 51 (33) | __ | 0.53 |
| M (SD) % condom use with secondary partners | 59 (39) | 62 (38) | __ | 59 (40) | 66 (38) | __ | 1.04 |
| N (%) 100% protected sex with secondary partners | 48 (33%) | 40 (37%) | __ | 47 (35%) | 52 (4%) | __ | 1.74 |
Note. Different subscripts indicate significantly different means at p <.05.