Table 5.
Self-assessment of knowledge and counseling competence.
| Variable | Total sample | Type of center | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Local health office | NG counseling center | ||||||
| Global assessment: “I am well-informed about PrEP” (n, %), n = 113 | p < 0.001§ | ||||||
| Strongly disagree | 1 | (0.9%) | 0 | (0.0%) | 1 | (1.4%) | |
| Disagree | 2 | (1.8%) | 1 | (2.3%) | 1 | (1.4%) | |
| Neither agree nor disagree | 13 | (11.5%) | 11 | (25.0%) | 2 | (2.9%) | |
| Agree | 44 | (38.9%) | 21 | (47.7%) | 23 | (33.3%) | |
| Strongly agree | 53 | (46.9%) | 11 | (25.0%) | 42 | (60.9%) | |
| Indications: “I am able to comprehensively give clients advice on whether it makes sense to take PrEP in their respective case” (n, %), n = 113 | p < 0.001§ | ||||||
| Strongly disagree | 1 | (0.9%) | 0 | (0.0%) | 1 | (1.4%) | |
| Disagree | 6 | (5.3%) | 5 | (11.6%) | 1 | (1.4%) | |
| Neither agree nor disagree | 9 | (8.0%) | 5 | (11.6%) | 4 | (5.7%) | |
| Agree | 38 | (33.6%) | 22 | (51,2%) | 16 | (22.9%) | |
| Strongly agree | 59 | (52.2%) | 11 | (25.6%) | 48 | (68.6%) | |
| Adverse effects: “I am able to comprehensively give clients advice on the adverse effects of PrEP” (n, %), n = 113 | p < 0.001§ | ||||||
| Strongly disagree | 3 | (2.7%) | 2 | (4.7%) | 1 | (1.4%) | |
| Disagree | 11 | (9.7%) | 8 | (18.6%) | 3 | (4.3%) | |
| Neither agree nor disagree | 26 | (23.0%) | 16 | (37.2%) | 10 | (14.3%) | |
| Agree | 37 | (32.7%) | 11 | (25.6%) | 26 | (37.1%) | |
| Strongly agree | 36 | (31.9%) | 6 | (14.0%) | 30 | (42.9%) | |
| Modalities of intake: “I am able to comprehensively give clients advice on the possible modalities of intake of PrEP (e.g., continuous vs. on-demand)” (n, %), n = 113 | p < 0.001§ | ||||||
| Strongly disagree | 2 | (1.8%) | 1 | (2.3%) | 1 | (1.4%) | |
| Disagree | 13 | (11.5%) | 11 | (25.6%) | 2 | (2.9%) | |
| Neither agree nor disagree | 8 | (7.1%) | 3 | (7.0%) | 5 | (7.1%) | |
| Agree | 35 | (31.0%) | 20 | (46.5%) | 15 | (21.4%) | |
| Strongly agree | 55 | (48.7%) | 8 | (18.6%) | 47 | (67.1%) | |
| Investigations: “I am able to comprehensively give clients advice on the medical investigations necessary during the use of PrEP” (n, %), n = 113 | p = 0.002§ | ||||||
| Strongly disagree | 3 | (2.7%) | 2 | (4.7%) | 1 | (1.4%) | |
| Disagree | 10 | (8.8%) | 8 | (18.6%) | 2 | (2.9%) | |
| Neither agree nor disagree | 10 | (8.8%) | 4 | (9.3%) | 6 | (8.6%) | |
| Agree | 37 | (32.7%) | 18 | (41.9%) | 19 | (27.1%) | |
| Strongly agree | 53 | (46.9%) | 11 | (25.6%) | 42 | (60.0%) | |
| Knowledge score (0-20), n = 112 | p < 0.001† | ||||||
| Mdn (IQR) | 17.00 | (6.00) | 14.00 | (4.00) | 18.00 | (5.00) | |
| M (SD) | 15.64 | (4.43) | 13.30 | (4.38) | 17.10 | (3.82) | |
| Min; Max | 0-20 | 4-20 | 0-20 | ||||
IQR, inter quartile range; M, mean; Max, maximum; Mdn, median; Min, minimum; SD, standard deviation.
†
From Mann-Whitney U tests of the null hypothesis that the median value of participants from local health offices is equal to that of participants from NG counseling centers.
§
From Pearson's Chi squared tests of the null hypothesis that there is no statistically significant difference between the observed and expected frequencies in each category, by type of counseling center.