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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2021 May 17.
Published in final edited form as: Appl Nurs Res. 2018 Feb 1;40:152–156. doi: 10.1016/j.apnr.2018.01.005

Table 5:

Paired Communication and Knowledge Questions at Pre-test and Post-test

Paired Pre-Test Correlation Paired Post-test Correlation P Pre Post
Paired Pre-Test Correlation the parents of a fetus or newborn with a disorder of sex development (e.g. ambiguous genitalia) .48 .63 .00 .00
a pre-pubescent child (i.e. masturbation, genital exploration of self and other children, questions about sex, “birds and the bees” .41 .73 .00 .00
a pubescent person (i.e. body changes with puberty, becoming sexually active, decision making) .27 .51 .02 .00
a person with physical disability (e.g. cerebral palsy, spinal cord injury, amputations) .69 .73 .00 .00
a person with sexual problems/dysfunctions or concerns? .65 .87 .00 .00
a person with sexual problem(s) related to a medical, pharmacological, or surgical treatment .57 .56 .00 .00
a person whose gender and/or sex is different from your own? .56 .91 .00 .00
a person who identifies as asexual .53 .84 .00 .00
a person who engages in non-normative sexual practices (e.g. sadomasochism, paraphilias, or fetishes) .36 .85 .01 .00
a person who masturbates .31 .72 .01 .00
a person who engages in sex with a committed partner (i.e. dyadic relationship) .47 .87 .00 .00
a person who is coercive or abusive to their sexual partner(s) .65 .37 .00 .00
a person who is coerced or abused by their sexual partner(s) .52 .76 .00 .00
a person with questions about safer sex and sexually transmitted infections .45 .38 .02 .00
a person infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) .59 .76 .00 .00
a person with conservative sociocultural beliefs about sexuality .56 .38 .00 .00
a person with liberal sociocultural beliefs about sexuality .56 .35 .00 .00
a person with religious/spiritual convictions about sexuality .67 .82 .00 .00
a person who informs you of a topic that requires mandatory reporting (e.g. STI, threat of harm to others, etc) .60 .76 .00 .00