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. 2015 Oct;105(10):2117–2123. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2014.302332

TABLE 2—

Knowledge, Attitudes, and Behavior by Race and Experimental Condition (Narrative or Nonnarrative Film): Comparing the Relative Efficacy of Narrative vs Nonnarrative Health Messages; Los Angeles, CA; 2011–2012

Mexican American
Non-Hispanic White
African American
Variable Narrative (n = 117), Mean (SD) Nonnarrative (n = 116), Mean (SD) Narrative (n = 129), Mean (SD) Nonnarrative (n = 120), Mean (SD) Narrative (n = 107), Mean (SD) Nonnarrative (n = 115), Mean (SD)
Knowledge
 Pretest 4.27 (1.59) 4.46 (1.72) 5.39 (1.59) 5.23 (1.45) 4.18 (1.50) 4.57 (1.70)
 Posttest 6.40 (1.45) 5.99 (1.41) 7.22 (1.23) 7.09 (1.03) 6.22 (1.49) 6.12 (1.53)
 Follow-up 5.27 (1.57) 5.16 (1.54) 6.11 (1.32) 6.22 (1.29) 4.85 (1.42) 5.23 (1.68)
Attitudes
 Pretest 7.91 (1.43) 7.59 (1.63) 8.18 (1.29) 7.97 (1.23) 7.98 (1.50) 7.95 (1.64)
 Posttest 8.17 (1.46) 7.54 (1.58) 8.37 (1.16) 7.86 (1.35) 8.25 (1.48) 8.06 (1.61)
 Follow-up 8.04 (1.39) 7.79 (1.49) 8.40 (1.02) 8.07 (1.31) 8.17 (1.35) 8.35 (1.42)
Behavior
 Pretest 0.32 (0.47) 0.33 (0.47) 0.50 (0.50) 0.43 (0.50) 0.36 (0.48) 0.39 (0.49)
 Follow-up 0.83 (0.38) 0.73 (0.44) 0.78 (0.41) 0.73 (0.44) 0.77 (0.43) 0.74 (0.44)

Note. Knowledge range was 0 to 9 facts, and attitudes range was 1–10. Pretest behavior indicated whether participants had a Papanicolaou (Pap) test within the 6 months before taking the pretest. Follow-up behavior indicated whether participants were up to date on Pap tests by the follow-up (includes having had a Pap test within the 6 months before the pretest, during the 6 months of the study, or scheduling an appointment for one).