Table 1. Intergroup comparison according to baseline variables. Fortaleza, CE, Brazil, 2011.
| Variable | Comparative Group (n=322/41.5%) M*±SD† (CI‡ 95%) | Educative Group (n=227/29.3%) M*±SD† (CI‡ 95%) | Behavioral Group (n=226/29.2%) M*±SD† (CI‡ 95%) | Test F§ p|| |
| Age (years) | 35.3±14.5(33.4-37.1) | 36.7±13.7(33.3-40.0) | 34.8±12.7 (33.1-36.5) | 0.450 0.638 |
| Education (years) | 7.1±3.8 (6.6 -7.5) | 7.1±3.8 (6.2 - 8.1) | 7.0 ±4.1 (6.4 - 7.6) | 0.019 0.982 |
| Onset of sexual activity (years) | 16.9 ±3.6 (16.4-17.3) | 16.6±2.8(15.9-17.3) | 16.5±3.3 (16.0-17.0) | 0.680 0.507 |
| N % | N % | N % | χ2¶ p|| | |
| Marital status | 1.131 0.56 | |||
| No partner | 103 32.0 | 71 31.3 | 63 27.9 | |
| With partner | 219 68.0 | 156 68.7 | 163 72.1 | |
| Paid job | 1.022 0.60 | |||
| Yes | 122 37.9 | 80 35.2 | 90 39.8 | |
| No | 200 62.1 | 147 64.8 | 136 60.2 | |
| Lives nearby | 1.799 0.40 | |||
| Yes | 299 92.9 | 216 95.2 | 215 95.1 | |
| No | 23 7.1 | 11 4.8 | 11 4.9 | |
| Inappropriate knowledge | 234 72.7 | 155 68.3 | 171 75.7 | 3.125 0.21 |
| Inappropriate attitude | 201 62.4 | 152 67.0 | 138 61.1 | 1.903 0.38 |
| Inappropriate practice | 100 31.1 | 70 30.8 | 69 30.5 | 0.017 0.99 |
| Did not return during latest test | 19 6.6 | 10 5.0 | 18 8.9 | 2.547 0.28 |
M*= Mean SD†= Standard Deviation CI‡= Confidence Interval F§= ANOVA p||= Significance level χ2¶ = Chi-squared