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. 2022 May 6;24(5):e31401. doi: 10.2196/31401

Table 3.

Comparison of secondary outcome measures at 6 months postintervention.

Secondary outcome variables Control (n=123), median (IQR) Intervention (n=109), median (IQR) Differencea, % 95% CIa P valueb
Perceived HIV risk, median (IQR) 2.0 (15.0) 6.0 (20.0) 0 0-0 .32
Perceived risk of other sexually transmitted infections, median (IQR) 5.0 (20.0) 8.0 (25.0) 0 0-0 .49
HIV and other sexually transmitted infections knowledge, median (IQR) 6.0 (2.0) 6.0 (1.0) 0 0-0 .08
Knowledge of HIV postexposure prophylaxis, n (%) 113 (91.9) 103 (94.5) 2.6 –3.9 to 9.1 .43
Knowledge of HIV preexposure prophylaxis, n (%) 122 (99.2) 107 (98.2) –1.0 –3.9 to 1.9 .49
Inconsistent condom use in last 6 months with casual partners, n (%) 20 (16.3) 15 (13.8) –2.5 –11.7 to 6.7 .60
Incidence of sexually transmitted infections in last 6 months, n (%) 8.0 (6.5) 4.0 (3.7) –2.8 –8.4 to 2.8 .33
Connectedness to the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender community, median (IQR) 22.0 (5.0) 21.0 (6.0) 1 –2.0 to 1.0 .35
Self-concealment of sexual orientation, median (IQR) 19.0 (10.0) 20.0 (9.0) –1.0 –3.0 to 1.0 .30
Outness inventory, median (IQR) 2.74 (1.88) 2.33 (1.88) 0.1 –0.2 to 0.4 .45
Disclosure of sexual orientation to health care provider, median (IQR) 25.0 (8.0) 23.0 (9.0) 1 0 to 3.0 .17
Perceived homophobia, median (IQR) 18.0 (4.0) 18.0 (4.0) 0 –1.0 to 1.0 .94
Internalized homophobia, median (IQR) 10.0 (6.0) 10.0 (5.0) 0 –1.0 to 1.0 .56
HIV self-testing efficacy, median (IQR) 38.0 (11.0) 36.0 (11.0) 0 –2.0 to 2.0 .76
HIV testing social norms, median (IQR) 22.0 (4.0) 22.0 (4.0) 0 –1.0 to 0 .28

aMedian differences between the groups and 95% CIs were estimated with the Hodges-Lehmann method.

bP value is derived from the Wilcoxon rank-sum test.