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. 2018 Dec 6;13(12):e0206074. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0206074

Table 8. Reported knowledge about GBV including sexual violence against children.

Baseline Follow-up Odds-ratio of follow-up to baseline prevalence among control clusters
(time effect)
Odds-ratio of intervention to control clusters prevalence
at follow-up
(intervention effect)
Interv’n Control Interv’n Control Est. OR 95% CI p valuea Est. OR 95% CI p
valuea
Percent Percent Percent Percent
Freq/N Freq/N Freq/N Freq/N
Prevalence of reported knowledge
Familiarity with Tanzania laws and policies on GBV and VAC 16.5 17.8 24.6 11.7 0.61 0.45–0.83 0.002 2.71 1.85–3.98 <0.001
108/655 115/642 154/623 73/624
Prevalence of reported agreement with the following statements about sexual violence against children
Only girls are sexually abused 48.8 41.7 34.7 45.2 1.11 0.89–1.39 0.340 0.52 0.38–0.70 <0.001
319/653 268/643 217/625 282/623
A child is sexually abused only when sexual intercourse has taken place 46.6 42.3 36.6 48.9 1.28 1.03–1.59 0.030 0.51 0.37–0.69 <0.001
306/656 272/642 229/625 304/622
When a child is sexually abused, the abuser is rarely a family member 38.0 37.5 30.4 39.6 1.09 0.88–.35 0.438 0.65 0.49– .88 0.004
249/656 241/642 190/624 247/623
It is not possible for children under 10 years of age to experience sexual abuse 35.2 35.6 27.7% 36.2 1.03 0.83–1.28 0.802 0.68 0.51–0.91 0.010
230/653 229/643 173/624 226/623
Children from reputable families do not experience sexual abuse 24.7 25.5 21.3 26.7 1.06 0.83–1.35 0.638 0.77 0.55–1.07 0.116
162/656 164/643 133/623 166/622

a p values are based on a GLMM with cluster-specific baseline prevalence equal to the true baseline prevalence plus a random effect for all clusters including those randomized to the intervention.