Table 4.
Comparison of indicators before and after intervention in the 2 groups (N=96).
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Before intervention, mean (SD) | After intervention, mean (SD) | t (df=49) | P value | Before intervention, mean (SD) | After intervention, mean (SD) | t (df=45) | P value | ||||||
| AIDS knowledge awareness rate | |||||||||||||||
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Overall | 58.04 (17.55) | 70.09 (11.58) | 4.052 | <0.001 | 57.87 (11.80) | 57.49 (16.58) | 0.127 | 0.90 | ||||||
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Basic knowledge of AIDS | 64.77 (17.10) | 74.62 (13.84) | 3.166 | 0.002 | 65.55 (15.19) | 64.38 (17.04) | 0.348 | 0.73 | ||||||
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Knowledge of AIDS prevention | 55.20 (25.97) | 66.20 (18.83) | 2.425 | 0.017 | 51.74 (16.37) | 52.61 (22.15) | 0.214 | 0.83 | ||||||
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Knowledge of AIDS testing | 48.80 (24.96) | 62.00 (25.64) | 2.608 | 0.011 | 47.83 (22.50) | 42.61 (25.86) | 1.033 | 0.30 | ||||||
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Knowledge of AIDS treatment | 68.00 (31.15) | 83.00 (21.09) | 2.820 | 0.006 | 65.76 (27.06) | 72.28 (30.84) | 1.078 | 0.28 | ||||||
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Knowledge of AIDS PrEPa | 35.20 (18.76) | 44.40 (17.75) | 2.519 | 0.013 | 32.17 (19.54) | 26.52 (20.25) | 1.362 | 0.18 | ||||||
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Knowledge of AIDS-related laws and regulations | 65.75 (27.87) | 82.25 (15.79) | 3.642 | <0.001 | 71.47 (21.03) | 73.64 (20.79) | 0.498 | 0.6280 | ||||||
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Overall | 2.58 (0.61) | 2.44 (0.57) | 1.186 | 0.239 | 2.51 (0.49) | 2.48 (0.47) | 0.300 | 0.77 | ||||||
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Fear of transmission and disease | 2.93 (1.13) | 2.59 (0.86) | 1.693 | 0.094 | 2.97 (0.96) | 2.85 (0.95) | 0.603 | 0.55 | ||||||
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Association with shame, blame, and judgment | 2.47 (0.82) | 2.55 (0.83) | 0.485 | 0.629 | 2.31 (0.70) | 2.34 (0.51) | 0.235 | 0.82 | ||||||
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Personal support of discriminatory actions or policies | 2.72 (0.74) | 2.45 (0.67) | 1.913 | 0.059 | 2.58 (0.68) | 2.54 (0.61) | 0.297 | 0.77 | ||||||
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Perceived community support of discriminatory actions or policies | 2.20 (0.82) | 2.15 (0.73) | 0.22 | 0.748 | 2.16 (0.65) | 2.17 (0.63) | 0.075 | 0.94 | ||||||
| Positive attitude rate of high-risk AIDS behaviors | |||||||||||||||
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Overall | 77.50 (22.73) | 82.00 (23.44) | 0.975 | 0.332 | 85.05 (19.30) | 79.62 (17.94) | 1.398 | 0.17 | ||||||
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Do you support premarital sex? | 72.00 (45.40) | 84.00 (37.00) | 1.449 | 0.151 | 80.00 (40.10) | 76.00 (43.10) | 0.461 | 0.65 | ||||||
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Do you support premature love? | 52.00 (50.50) | 64.00 (48.50) | 1.212 | 0.228 | 57.00 (50.10) | 59.00 (49.80) | 0.192 | 0.85 | ||||||
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Do you support a 1-night stand? | 88.00 (32.80) | 92.00 (27.40) | 0.662 | 0.510 | 96.00 (20.60) | 98.00 (14.70) | 0.536 | 0.59 | ||||||
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Will you have premarital sex with your boyfriend/girlfriend? | 74.00 (44.30) | 82.00 (38.80) | 0.961 | 0.339 | 80.00 (40.10) | 74.00 (44.40) | 0.680 | 0.49 | ||||||
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Will you have sex with someone other than your lover? | 82.00 (38.80) | 86.00 (35.10) | 0.541 | 0.590 | 87.00 (34.10) | 89.00 (31.50) | 0.292 | 0.77 | ||||||
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Will you have sex with the same gender? | 88.00 (32.80) | 94.00 (24.00) | 1.044 | 0.299 | 89.00 (31.50) | 98.00 (14.70) | 1.756 | 0.08 | ||||||
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Will you use condoms when you have sex with your lover? | 80.00 (40.40) | 84.00 (37.00) | 0.516 | 0.607 | 93.00 (25.00) | 70.00 (46.50) | 2.955 | 0.004 | ||||||
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Will you use condoms when you have sex with other people of the same/opposite sex? | 74.00 (44.30) | 80.00 (40.00) | 0.711 | 0.479 | 80.00 (40.00) | 74.00 (44.40) | 0.681 | 0.49 | ||||||
aPrEP: pre-exposure prophylaxis.