Table 4.
Mean acceptability ratings for study materials, by study group
| Intervention (n=68) |
Control (n=73) |
p | Cohen’s d | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | (SD) | Mean | (SD) | |||
| Information quality | ||||||
| The information was… | ||||||
| easy to understand | 4.72 | (0.48) | 4.42 | (0.71) | 0.005 | 0.49 |
| credible | 4.49 | (0.68) | 4.38 | (0.64) | 0.36 | 0.17 |
| important | 4.69 | (0.50) | 4.64 | (0.48) | 0.57 | 0.10 |
| accurate | 4.51 | (0.63) | 4.32 | (0.72) | 0.08 | 0.28 |
| relevant to me | 4.60 | (0.55) | 4.53 | (0.60) | 0.48 | 0.12 |
| System quality | ||||||
| I like how [materials] looked. | 4.62 | (0.52) | 4.48 | (0.63) | 0.16 | 0.24 |
| It is easy to use. | 4.57 | (0.61) | 4.56 | (0.53) | 0.90 | 0.02 |
| It loads all the text and graphics quickly. | 4.57 | (0.58) | 4.64 | (0.48) | 0.43 | −0.13 |
| It is easy to go back and forth between pages. | 4.53 | (0.66) | 4.38 | (0.66) | 0.19 | 0.23 |
| It is easy to locate information. | 4.54 | (0.56) | 4.41 | (0.60) | 0.17 | 0.22 |
| Usefulness | ||||||
| It improved my ability to make healthier choices. | 4.46 | (0.63) | 4.37 | (0.66) | 0.43 | 0.14 |
Note. HPV= human papillomavirus; SD=standard deviation
All items were on a 5-point agree-disagree scale (1=strongly disagree, 5=strongly agree). P-values represent results from independent samples t-tests.