Outcome measures/Variables

Cont. Group

Increase in

Knowledge (%)

Int. Group

Increase in

Knowledge (%)

Pre test

Post test

Pre test

Post test

Knowledge on Risk-group

Multiple sex partners (high risk)

87.3%

89.3%

2.0

85.0%

100.0%

15.0

Female sex workers (low risk)

75.6%

77.5%

1.9

70.1%

89.7%

19.6

Clients of sex workers (high risk)

71.0%

72.1%

1.1

65.7%

91.9%

26.2

People with STIs (high risk)

67.5%

69.5%

2.0

69.8%

89.0%

19.2

Migrant people (low risk)

59.4%

62.6%

3.2

46.4%

85.2%

38.8

Adolescent (low risk)

61.1%

66.8%

5.7

49.5%

80.6%

31.1

Knowledge on Sign/Symptoms

Prolonged diarrhea

44.2%

55.3%

11.1

38.6%

89.4%

50.8

Prolonged Fever

60.1%

64.9%

4.8

63.9%

91.9%

28.0

Excessive weight loss

73.1%

76.3%

3.2

68.5%

93.9%

25.4

Knowledge on Prevention

HIV/AIDS is a preventable disease.

51.6%

56.5%

4.9

44.2%

82.3%

38.1

Abstinence can prevent HIV/AIDS.

60.4%

63.0%

2.6

54.8%

86.8%

32.0

Condoms do not reduce the chance

69.3%

71.4%

2.1

56.7%

90.0%

33.3

Being faithful is the effective measure to

prevent HIV/AIDS

72.8%

74.0%

1.2

68.5%

89.7%

21.2

Carefully tested blood transfusions do not reduce the

chance of HIV/AIDS

54.4%

57.3%

2.9

41.4%

77.1%

35.7

Knowledge on Treatment

ARV drug therapy cures HIV/AIDS.

42.4%

44.7%

2.3

39.9%

69.7%

29.8

ARV is needed only for few months.

48.4%

50.8%

2.4

34.9%

72.9%

38.0

ARV is only for prolonging life of the HIV patients.

44.9%

45.4%

0.5

39.3%

78.4%

39.1

Healthy life styles help to improve the quality of life of HIV/AIDS patients.

58.0%

55.7%

−2.3

57.6%

90.3%

32.7