The role and effectiveness of School-based Extra-Curricular Interventions on children’s health and HIV related behaviour: the case study of Soul Buddyz Clubs Programme in South Africa

Table 4 Associations between socio - demographic characteristics, HIV knowledge and stigma, MMC and HIV testing among SBC membership

Correct HIV prevention knowledge	Exposed to SBC		Unexposed to SBC		Total		P-value
Correct HIV prevention knowledge	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%
No	35	13%	452	25%	499	24%	0.0001
Yes	235	87%	1357	75%	1580	76%
Total	270	100	1809	100	2079	100
HIV stigmatizing attitudes
No stigma	238	89%	1413	79%	1665	81%	0.005
has stigma	29	11%	376	21%	391	19%
Total	267	100	1789	100	2056	100
Ever had sex
No	260	98%	1754	99%	1996	98%	0.33
Yes	5	2%	18	1%	41	2%
Total	265	100	1772	100	2037	100
Condom use at first sex
Did not	2	49%	8	46%	11	47%	no p-value
Used condom	3	51%	10	54%	12	53%
Total	5	100	18	100	23	100
Medical Male Circumcision
No	46	45%	625	68%	674	66%	0.0005
Yes	56	55%	294	32%	347	34%
Total	102	100	919	100	1021	100
Recent HIV test
No	187	73%	1391	81%	1579	80%	0.02
Yes	69	27%	326	19%	395	20%
Total	257	100	1717	100	1974	100
HIV Status
Negative	186	98%	1234	97%	1418	97%	0.97
Positive	4	2%	38	3%	44	3%
Total	190	100	1272	100	1462	100

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