The Effect of HIV/AIDS Education on Adolescents in Trinidad and Tobago
Table 1
Demographic information for intervention and comparison groups.
Intervention ()
Active Comparison ()
value
% or Mean (SD)
% or Mean (SD)
Gender (% Male)
92
104
Male
39.1
31.7
.000
Female
60.9
68.3
Age
92
13.54
104
14.69
.000
Race
.842
African descent
92
45.7
104
37.5
Indian descent
9.8
18.3
Mixed race/ethnicity
44.6
44.2
Live with
.412
Both parents
91
51.1
103
53.8
Mother only
22.8
26.9
Other*
25
18.3
Mother’s level of education
.014
Elementary school
58
9.8
81
7.7
High school
42.4
45.2
Some college or more
8.7
12.5
Trade school
1.1
5.8
Don’t know
38.1
28.8
Father’s level of education
.880
Elementary school
55
7.6
74
10.6
High school
32.6
33.7
Some college or more
7.6
17.3
Trade school
10.9
7.7
Don’t know
41.3
30.5
Mother’s occupation
.837
Professional/business owner
79
28.3
99
29.8
Trade/clerical
25
34.6
Housewife
29.3
26
Unemployed
3.3
4.8
Don’t know
14.1
4.8
Father’s occupation
.843
Professional/business owner
89
34.8
103
30.8
Trade/clerical
42.4
51
Unemployed
1.1
3.8
Don’t know
Religion**
.113
Protestant
92
66.3
103
50.0
Catholic
18.5
32.7
Other
15.2
17.3
*“Other” includes father only, mother and stepfather, father and stepmother, grandparents, and other relatives/people.
**“Protestant” includes Anglicans, Baptists, Pentecostals, Presbyterians, and Seventh-day Adventists. “Other” includes Hindus and Muslims.
