Culturally-adapted and audio-technology assisted HIV/AIDS awareness and education program in rural Nigeria: a cohort study

Ofotokun, Ighovwerha; Binongo, Jose Nilo G; Rosenberg, Eli S; Kane, Michael; Ifland, Rick; Lennox, Jeffrey L; Easley, Kirk A

doi:10.1186/1472-698X-10-2

BMC International Health and Human Rights

Table 4 Improved knowledge about HIV/AIDS transmission from baseline to 7 weeks post-intervention among 1073 participants in three rural Nigerian communities

From: Culturally-adapted and audio-technology assisted HIV/AIDS awareness and education program in rural Nigeria: a cohort study

Based on what you have heard about AIDS, do you think that a person can get AIDS or the AIDS virus from each of the following?
A. Working near someone with the AIDS virus - p < .0001 ^a
Control				Intervention
Baseline	Post-Intervention		Total	Baseline	Post-Intervention		Total
	Correct	Incorrect			Correct	Incorrect
Correct	291	71	362	Correct	333	9	342
Incorrect	78	34	112	Incorrect	155	14	169
Total	369	105	474	Total	488	23	511
p = .57 ^b				p < .0001
B. Eating food cooked by someone who has the AIDS virus. - p < .0001
Control				Intervention
Baseline	Post-Intervention		Total	Baseline	Post-Intervention		Total
	Correct	Incorrect			Correct	Incorrect
Correct	286	73	359	Correct	352	3	355
Incorrect	71	48	119	Incorrect	145	10	155
Total	357	121	478	Total	497	13	510
p = .87				p < .0001
C. Sharing plates, forks, or glasses with someone who has the AIDS virus. - p < .0001
Control				Intervention
Baseline	Post-Intervention		Total	Baseline	Post-Intervention		Total
	Correct	Incorrect			Correct	Incorrect
Correct	251	72	323	Correct	332	6	338
Incorrect	79	62	141	Incorrect	167	14	181
Total	330	134	464	Total	499	20	519
p = .57				p < .0001
D. Receiving injectable drugs with syringes or needles used by someone who has the AIDS virus. - p = .10
Control				Intervention
Baseline	Post-Intervention		Total	Baseline	Post-Intervention		Total
	Correct	Incorrect			Correct	Incorrect
Correct	312	43	355	Correct	428	23	451
Incorrect	61	45	106	Incorrect	55	7	62
Total	373	88	461	Total	483	30	513
p = .08				p = .0003
E. An infant from his/her mother who has the AIDS virus. - p = .36
Control				Intervention
Baseline	Post-Intervention		Total	Baseline	Post-Intervention		Total
	Correct	Incorrect			Correct	Incorrect
Correct	209	55	264	Correct	310	67	377
Incorrect	110	72	182	Incorrect	109	19	128
Total	319	127	446	Total	419	86	505
p < .0001				p = .0015
F. Being coughed or sneezed on by someone who has the AIDS virus. - p < .0001
Control				Intervention
Baseline	Post-Intervention		Total	Baseline	Post-Intervention		Total
	Correct	Incorrect			Correct	Incorrect
Correct	144	107	251	Correct	227	8	235
Incorrect	92	92	184	Incorrect	233	39	272
Total	236	199	435	Total	460	47	507
p = .29				p < .0001
H. A baby breast-fed by his/her mother who has the AIDS virus. - p < .0001
Control				Intervention
Baseline	Post-Intervention		Total	Baseline	Post-Intervention		Total
	Correct	Incorrect			Correct	Incorrect
Correct	184	74	258	Correct	277	43	320
Incorrect	86	104	190	Incorrect	153	35	188
Total	270	178	448	Total	430	78	508
p = .34				p < .0001
I. Attending school with a child who has the AIDS virus. - p < .0001
Control				Intervention
Baseline	Post-Intervention		Total	Baseline	Post-Intervention		Total
	Correct	Incorrect			Correct	Incorrect
Correct	264	68	332	Correct	337	8	345
Incorrect	80	34	114	Incorrect	133	17	150
Total	344	102	446	Total	470	25	495
p = .32				p < .0001
J. Bites by mosquitoes or other insects who have bitten a person who has the AIDS virus. - p < .0001
Control				Intervention
Baseline	Post-Intervention		Total	Baseline	Post-Intervention		Total
	Correct	Incorrect			Correct	Incorrect
Correct	86	76	162	Correct	99	18	117
Incorrect	106	184	290	Incorrect	280	111	391
Total	192	260	452	Total	379	129	508
p = .03				p < .0001
K. Sharing a bed with someone who has the AIDS virus. - p < .0001
Control				Intervention
Baseline	Post-Intervention		Total	Baseline	Post-Intervention		Total
	Correct	Incorrect			Correct	Incorrect
Correct	176	97	273	Correct	265	32	297
Incorrect	71	81	152	Incorrect	166	31	197
Total	247	178	425	Total	431	63	494
p = .04				p < .0001

a. χ² test of independence, comparing changes in responses between intervention groups
b. McNemar's Test for paired responses

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