Table 2.

Relative improvement in women's understanding of components of informed consent after use of visuals in group education and counseling (GEC) and individual counseling (IDC)

Topic covered	Group A: Women's understanding after GEC without visuals (posters) (N = 136)		Group B: Women's understanding after GEC with visuals (posters) (N = 224)		Chi square χ2 statistic Group A vs Group B	Group B: retested after IDC with visuals (flipcharts) (N = 224)		Z Score statistic Group B (GEC) vs Group B (GEC+IDC)
	N	%	N	%		N	%
Mother-to-infant HIV transmission	128	94	213	95	0.03	221	99	2.17**
Confidentiality	130	76	174	78	0.09	219	98	6.47***
Right to refuse	73	54	176	79	23.43***	215	96	5.52***
Consequences of refusal to test	26	19	167	75	102.35***	214	96	6.22***
Social risk	86	63	153	68	0.76	194	87	4.63***
Benefits of HIV testing	39	29	88	39	3.72	155	69	6.35***
Meaning of signature	80	59	169	75	10.19***	215	96	6.21***
Right to consult	123	90	203	91	0.02	216	96	2.49**
Overall adequate understanding of women (6/8 questions)	52	38	162	72	39.38***	216	96	7.02***

* = P < 0.1, ** = P < 0.05, *** = P < 0.01