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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Aug 17.
Published in final edited form as: Digit Cult Educ. 2018 Jul 13;10:22–48.

Table 7.

Self-efficacy to disclose HIV status before and after using Tough Talks VR program, Phase 83 pilot study (n=11)

I can disclose my HIV status before having sex, even to... Mean Pre-test Score [SD] Mean Post-test Score [SD] p-value
A really hot new sex partner. 2.27 [1.351 2.91 [1.451 0.30
A really hot new sex partner who I think might be HIV negative. 2.45 [1.44] 2.36 [1.29] 0.88
A new sex partner when I’m really depressed or upset. 2.55 [1.37] 2.73 [1.10] 0.74
A partner who did not know I was positive the first time we had sex. 2.91 [1.64] 2.73 [1.35] 0.78
A sex partner who has not told me his HIV status. 2.09 [1.14] 2.18 [1.17] 0.85
A partner who may not want to have sex with me if they knew I was HIV positive. 2.82 [1.33] 2.82 [1.25] 1.00

Mean score on 5-point Likert scale reported, 1 =Definitely could disclose; 2 = Probably could disclose; 3 = Neither sure nor unsure; 4 = Probably could not disclose; 5=Definitely could not disclose