Research Article
The Effect of HIV/AIDS Education on Adolescents in Trinidad and Tobago
Table 2
Comparison of study variables at pre- and post-test between intervention and comparison groups.
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Pretest* | Posttest** | | | I x (SD) () | | C x (SD) () | value | | I x (SD)
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| Knowledge % | 91 | 67.3 (14.99) | 104 | 75.7 (14.73) | .009 | 90 | 76 (14.06) | 103 | 83 (11.36) | .001 | Susceptibility | 92 | 1.87 (0.72) | 104 | 1.61 (0.61) | .020 | 92 | 3.37 (0.68) | 104 | 3.29 (0.54) | .335 | Seriousness | | 3.23 (0.72) | | 3.50 (0.50) | .014 | | 3.41 (0.65) | | 3.49 (0.48) | .384 | Self-efficacy (condom use) | 92 | 3.70 (1.11) | 104 | 3.97 (0.89) | .110 | 92 | 3.73 (1.22) | 104 | 3.96 (0.98) | .096 | Self-efficacy | 92 | 3.52 (0.57) | 104 | 3.80 (0.39) | .001 | 91 | 3.55 (0.58) | 104 | 3.63 (0.52) | .276 | Abstinence attitude | 92 | 3.64 (0.73) | 104 | 3.98 (0.80) | .006 | 92 | 4.02 (0.68) | 104 | 3.91 (0.90) | .219 | Precursors to sexual activity | 88 | 2.31 (1.63) | 96 | 2.34 (1.57) | .927 | 86 | 2.43 (1.43) | 93 | 2.56 (1.50) | .393 | Intention to delay sexual activity | 90 | 1.32 (0.45) | 101 | 1.34 (0.44) | .792 | 89 | 1.33 (0.46) | 100 | 1.15 (0.50) | .006 | Combined family communication | 92 | 3.14 (0.67) | 104 | 3.18 (0.64) | .736 | 92 | 3.18 (0.66) | 104 | 3.14 (0.76) | .685 |
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*Controlling for age and gender.
**Controlling for age, gender, and pre-test values.
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