Variables

Baseline (%) (n = 99)

Follow up (%) (n = 99)

p value^*

Named correct STIs

One

Two

Three

Four

99.0

92.9

19.2

0

100

85.8

36.3

14.1

0.014^*

Named correct method of STI/HIV transmission

One

Two

Three

Four

67.7

32.3

12.1

3.0

100

100

100

94.9

<0.0001^*

Misconception about HIV transmission

One

Two

Three

67.7

19.2

8.1

30.3

10.1

6.1

<0.0001^*

Ciprofloxacin for gonorrhea treatment

Reported as drug of choice

Reported correct dosages

51.5

3.0

47.5

5.2

0.8^**

0.7^**

Azithromycin for gonorrhea treatment

Reported as drug of choice

Reported correct dosages

10.1

2.0

49.5

39.4

<0.0001^**

<0.0001^**

Benzathine penicillin for syphilis treatment

Reported as drug of choice

Reported correct dosages

52.5

4.0

53.5

16.1

0.9^**

0.004^**

Metronidazole for vaginal discharge treatment

Reported as drug of choice

Reported correct dosages

83.8

4.0

88.8

10.1

0.36^**

0.11^**

Knowledge of drug resistance as a cause of antibiotic failure

28.3

41.4

0.03^**