Table 2.

Comparison of indicators between the 2 groups before intervention (N=96).

Items		Intervention group (n=50), mean (SD)		Control group (n=46), mean (SD)		t (df=94)		P value
AIDS knowledge awareness rate
	Overall	58.04 (17.55)	57.87 (11.80)		0.056		0.96
	Basic knowledge of AIDS	64.77 (17.10)	65.55 (15.19)		0.236		0.81
	Knowledge of AIDS prevention	55.20 (25.97)	51.74 (16.37)		0.787		0.43
	Knowledge of AIDS testing	48.80 (24.96)	47.83 (22.50)		0.200		0.84
	Knowledge of AIDS treatment	68.00 (31.15)	65.76 (27.06)		0.377		0.71
	Knowledge of AIDS PrEPa	35.20 (18.76)	32.17 (19.54)		0.774		0.44
	Knowledge of AIDS-related laws and regulations	65.75 (27.87)	71.47 (21.03)		1.141		0.26
Stigma score
	Overall	2.58 (0.61)	2.51 (0.49)		0.622		0.54
	Fear of transmission and disease	2.93 (1.13)	2.97 (0.96)		0.187		0.85
	Association with shame, blame, and judgment	2.47 (0.82)	2.31 (0.70)		1.031		0.31
	Personal support of discriminatory actions or policies	2.72 (0.74)	2.58 (0.68)		0.966		0.34
	Perceived community support of discriminatory actions or policies	2.20 (0.82)	2.16 (0.65)		0.266		0.79
Positive rate of attitude of high-risk AIDS behaviors
	Overall	77.50 (22.73)	85.05 (19.30)		1.747		0.08
	Do you support premarital sex?	72.00 (45.40)	80.00 (40.10)		0.917		0.36
	Do you support premature love?	52.00 (50.50)	57.00 (50.10)		0.487		0.63
	Do you support a 1-night stand?	88.00 (32.80)	96.00 (20.60)		1.443		0.15
	Will you have premarital sex with your boyfriend/girlfriend?	74.00 (44.30)	80.00 (40.10)		0.697		0.49
	Will you have sex with someone other than your lover?	82.00 (38.80)	87.00 (34.10)		0.650		0.52
	Will you have sex with the same gender?	88.00 (32.80)	89.00 (31.50)		0.152		0.88
	Will you use condoms when you have sex with your lover?	80.00 (40.40)	93.00 (25.00)		1.912		0.06
	Will you use condoms when you have sex with other people of the same/opposite sex?	74.00 (44.30)	80.00 (40.00)		0.697		0.49

^aPrEP: pre-exposure prophylaxis.