| Outcome measures/Variables | Cont. Group | Increase in knowledge (%) | Int. Group | Increase in knowledge (%) | ||
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| Basic knowledge |
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| Full form of AIDS | 16.6% | 17.6% | 1.0 | 12.5% | 52.6% | 40.1 |
| Full form of HIV | 18.7% | 17.9% | −0.8 | 16.8% | 61.3% | 44.5 |
| AIDS is caused by virus | 85.9% | 87.8% | 1.9 | 87.2% | 96.8% | 9.6 |
| HIV can be found in semen, vaginal secretions and blood | 77.4% | 83.9% | 6.5 | 84.1% | 97.7% | 13.6 |
| Cause of death of HIV infected is mainly due to recurrent infection | 70.3% | 68.7% | −1.6 | 70.1% | 88.1% | 18.0 |
| Knowledge on Transmission |
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| Transmitted by sexual intercourse | 92.2% | 92.7% | 0.5 | 96.6% | 100.0% | 3.4 |
| Sharing blade or razors can transmit | 72.1% | 73.3% | 2.6 | 75.1% | 100.0% | 24.9 |
| Sharing syringe and needles can transmit HIV | 79.2% | 78.2% | 1.2 | 85.7% | 94.2% | 8.5 |
| Infected pregnant women can transmit HIV/AIDS | 77.7% | 80.9% | 3.2 | 79.8% | 93.9% | 14.1 |
| Breast milk can transmit HIV | 68.9% | 69.5% | 0.6 | 69.5% | 94.5% | 25.0 |
| Knowledge on non-transmission |
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| Shaking hands with HIV infected person | 70.7% | 73.3% | 2.6 | 78.5% | 100.0% | 21.5 |
| Coughing and spitting. | 73.1% | 75.2% | 2.1 | 70.1% | 92.9% | 22.8 |
| Mosquito bites. | 56.2% | 58.8% | 2.6 | 62.0% | 89.7% | 27.7 |
| Eating together with the HIV positive person | 74.9% | 77.1% | 2.2 | 77.9% | 96.8% | 18.9 |
| Hugging | 79.5% | 80.9% | 1.4 | 80.4% | 97.4% | 17.0 |
| Kissing | 73.9% | 74.8% | 0.9 | 74.8% | 92.3% | 17.5 |