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Table 3 Pre- and post-intervention differences on behavioral and clinical characteristics

From: Social self-value intervention for empowerment of HIV infected people using antiretroviral treatment: a randomized controlled trial

 

Baseline

Three month follow up

Six month follow up

 

Control

Intervention

P-value

Control

Intervention

P-value

Control

Intervention

P-value

 

(n = 66)

(n = 66)

 

(n = 66)

(n = 66)

 

(n = 66)

(n = 66)

 

Unprotected sexual intercourse with any partner in last 3 monthsa

  

0.82

  

0.001

  

0.001

 No

38 (76.0)

36 (72.0)

 

19 (35.8)

47 (100.0)

 

19 (36.5)

45 (95.7)

 

 Yes

12 (24.0)

14 (28.0)

 

34 (64.2)

0 (0)

 

33 (63.5)

2 (4.3)

 

Ever forgot to take ART

  

0.16

  

0.38

  

0.007

 Yes

23 (34.8)

32 (48.5)

 

26 (39.4)

32 (48.5)

 

48 (72.7)

32 (48.5)

 

 No

43 (65.2)

34 (51.5)

 

40 (60.6)

34 (51.5)

 

18 (27.3)

34 (51.5)

 

Forgot to take ART in past week

  

0.78

  

0.001

  

0.001

 Yes

6 (9.1)

8 (12.1)

 

56 (84.8)

0 (0)

 

20 (30.3)

0 (0)

 

 No

60 (90.9)

58 (87.9)

 

10 (15.2)

66 (100.0)

 

46 (69.7)

66 (100.0)

 

Disclosure of HIV status withb

  

0.93

  

0.001

  

0.001

  ≤ 3 persons

46 (80.7)

45 (77.6)

 

46 (76.7)

18 (27.3)

 

44 (73.3)

2 (3.0)

 

  > 3 persons

11 (19.3)

13 (22.4)

 

14 (23.3)

48 (72.7)

 

16 (26.7)

64 (97.0)

 
  1. aMissing data bamong disclosed, p-value = Fisher’s exact test