Table 1.
Participant demographics (N=96).
| Characteristics | Intervention group (n=50), n (%) | Control group (n=46), n (%) | t/χ2 (df=94) | P value | |||||
| Age (years), mean (SD) | 16.68 (0.74) | 16.76 (0.71) | 0.547 | 0.59 | |||||
| Gender | |||||||||
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Male | 21 (42) | 21(45.65) | 0.130 | 0.72 | ||||
| Female | 29 (58) | 25(54.35) | 0.130 | 0.72 | |||||
| Ethnicity | |||||||||
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Han | 49 (98) | 43(93.48) | 0.356 | 0.55 | ||||
| Other ethnic groups | 1 (2) | 3 (6.52) | 0.356 | 0.55 | |||||
| Place of residence | |||||||||
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Rural area | 29 (58) | 32 (69.57) | 1.383 | 0.24 | ||||
| Urban areas | 21 (42) | 14 (30.43) | 1.383 | 0.24 | |||||
| Growth environment | |||||||||
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Living with parents | 22 (44) | 29 (63.04) | 6.873 | 0.15 | ||||
| Living with mother | 7 (14) | 8 (17.39) | 6.873 | 0.15 | |||||
| Living with father | 6 (12) | 1 (2.17) | 6.873 | 0.15 | |||||
| Living with grandparents | 11 (22) | 5 (10.87) | 6.873 | 0.15 | |||||
| Other | 4 (8) | 3 (6.52) | 6.873 | 0.15 | |||||
| Access to AIDS informationa | |||||||||
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TV | 37 (74) | 38 (82.61) | 1.712 | 0.19 | ||||
| Newspaper | 11 (22) | 12 (26.09) | 0.250 | 0.62 | |||||
| Internet | 44 (88) | 39 (84.78) | 0.373 | 0.54 | |||||
| 19 (38) | 17 (36.96) | 0.014 | 0.91 | ||||||
| 18 (36) | 16 (28.26) | 0.019 | 0.89 | ||||||
| School education | 38 (76) | 31 (67.39) | 1.369 | 0.24 | |||||
| Medical staff | 25 (50) | 18 (39.13) | 1.473 | 0.23 | |||||
| Relatives, friends | 20 (40) | 11 (23.91) | 3.376 | 0.07 | |||||
| Other | 1 (2) | 3 (6.52) | 0.896 | 0.34 | |||||
aMultiple choices available.