Table 1.

Coverage of selected components of informed consent during counseling sessions, with and without the use of visuals

Topic covered	Coverage in 30 group education sessions without visuals (Group A)		Coverage in 40 group education sessions with visuals (Group B)		Chi square χ2 statistic and significance level
	N	%	N	%
Mother-to-infant HIV transmission	30	100	40	100	___
Confidentiality	30	100	38	95	0.2
Right to refuse	29	97	39	98	0.0
Consequences of refusal to test	12	40	22	55	1.4
Social risk	2	7	9	23	4.0*
Benefits of HIV testing	30	100	39	98	0.0
Meaning of signature	21	70	36	90	6.8**
Right to consult	0	0	14	35	12.6***
80% coverage in sessions	9	30	27	68	13.4***

* = P < 0.05, ** = P < 0.01, *** = P < 0.001