Table 2.
Means/frequencies of women's acceptance variables at baseline and post-intervention
Variable | Baseline M(SD)/n(%) | Post-intervention | Mean/percent difference (Post minus Baseline) |
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Perceived cultural acceptability of VMMC | |||
1 = very unacceptable, 5 = very acceptable | |||
Experimental | 4.14 (1.23) | 4.25 (1.14) | 0.11 |
Control | 4.07 (1.22) | 4.00 (1.28) | −0.07 |
Degree to which women would advise a partner to undergo | |||
VMMC 1 = definitely NOT, 5 = definitely YES | |||
Experimental | 4.21 (1.24) | 4.51 (0.97) | 0.30 |
Control | 4.19 (1.24) | 4.30 (1.11) | 0.11 |
Preference for a circumcised partner | |||
1 = definitely NOT prefer a circumcised partner, 5 = definitely prefer a circumcised partner | |||
Experimental | 3.44 (1.28) | 3.92 (1.08) | 0.48 |
Control | 3.22 (1.44) | 3.41 (1.29) | 0.19 |
Would like their current partner to undergo VMMC | |||
Experimental | |||
Yes | 274 (81 %) | 317 (94 %) | 13 % |
No | 66 (19 %) | 19 (6 %) | |
Control | |||
Yes | 227 (69 %) | 246 (77 %) | 8 % |
No | 101 (31 %) | 75 (23 %) |