Research Article
Medicine Sellers for Prevention and Control of Sexually Transmitted Infections: Effect of a Quasi-Experimental Training Intervention in Bangladesh
Table 4
Effect of training on knowledge of medicine sellers showing difference in differences.
| | Characteristics | Comparison | Intervention | DiD | value | | Baseline | End line | Difference | Baseline | End line | Difference | | () | () | () | () |
| | Knowledge about | | | | | | | | | | HIV | 118 (100) | 116 (100) | 0 | 151 (100) | 138 (100) | 0 | | NS | | Gonorrhea | 107 (90.7) | 115 (99.1) | 8.4 | 136 (90.1) | 137 (99.3) | 9.2 | 0.8 | NS | | Syphilis | 104 (88.1) | 113 (97.4) | 9.3 | 125 (82.8) | 136 (98.6) | 15.8 | 6.5 | NS | | Bacterial vaginosis | 112 (94.9) | 114 (98.3) | 3.4 | 142 (94.0) | 137 (99.3) | 5.3 | 1.9 | NS | | Naming three or more correct methods of STI/HIV transmission | 88 (74.6) | 74 (63.8) | −10.8 | 101 (66.9) | 94 (68.1) | 1.2 | 12.0 | NS | | Knowledge of STI syndromic guideline | 23 (19.5) | 26 (22.4) | 2.9 | 29 (19.2) | 117 (85.0) | 65.8 | 62.9 | 0.0001 | | Knowledge of drug resistance and antibiotic abuse | 42 (36.8) | 53 (51.5) | 14.7 | 58 (39.5) | 83 (60.3) | 20.8 | 6.1 | NS |
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DiD: difference in differences; NS: not significant.
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