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Table 3 Mean scores of HIV/STI, condom knowledge, self-efficacy, stigma among 556 FSWs a at baseline and 6 months after intervention, Shanghai, 2009-10

From: Impact evaluation of a community-based intervention to reduce risky sexual behaviour among female sex workers in Shanghai, China

 

Intervention (n = 278)

Control (n = 278)

Intervention vs. Control

Adjusted mean score (95%CI) at follow-upb

p-value

Baseline, mean score (n)

Follow-up, mean score (n)

p-value

Baseline, mean score (n)

Follow-up, mean score (n)

p-value

Baseline

Follow-up

Intervention

Control

p-value

HIV transmission (max = 10)

6.92 (277)

8.69 (278)

<0.0001

7.44 (276)

8.23 (276)

<0.0001

0.004

0.0035

8.83 (8.57-9.08)

8.22 (7.97-8.47)

0.0001

Other HIV knowledge (max = 6)

3.47 (277)

4.56 (278)

<0.0001

3.22 (276)

3.80 (277)

<0.0001

0.0514

<0.0001

4.44 (4.23-4.65)

3.85 (3.64-4.06)

<0.0001

STI knowledge (max = 4)

3.05 (278)

3.59 (278)

<0.0001

3.10 (276)

3.42 (277)

<0.0001

0.4311

0.0396

3.57 (3.46-3.68)

3.41 (3.30-3.52)

0.0156

Condom use skill (max = 4)

2.45 (277)

3.00 (277)

<0.0001

2.44 (276)

2.80 (278)

<0.0001

0.9777

0.0532

2.86 (2.74-2.99)

2.71 (2.58-2.83)

0.0421

Other condom knowledge (max = 3)

2.25 (278)

2.61 (278)

<0.0001

2.23 (275)

2.36 (278)

0.0086

0.6777

<0.0001

2.58 (2.49-2.68)

2.37 (2.28-2.46)

0.0002

Condom self-efficacy (max = 15)

11.8 (268)

13.2 (274)

<0.0001

11.9 (267)

12.5 (278)

0.0004

0.0621

0.9977

13.4 (13.0-13.8)

12.8 (12.4-13.1)

0.0071

Stigma toward persons with AIDS (max = 7)

3.02 (278)

2.51 (278)

<0.0001

3.35 (276)

3.03 (278)

0.0018

0.0302

0.0022

2.57 (2.36-2.78)

2.89 (2.69-3.10)

0.0119

  1. aRandomly selected 57 participants who were lost to follow-up in the intervention arm were added to equalize the sample sizes in the two arms.
  2. bMean score after adjusting for baseline measure of the outcome and venue type.