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Table 4 Knowledge and attitudes of health workers before and after the youth friendly services training, between 2005 and 2006.

From: A process evaluation of the scale up of a youth-friendly health services initiative in northern Tanzania

 

2005

2006

2006 v 2005 †

% of HWs with all correct/desired answers

Pre

n = 208

Post

n = 203

RR (95% CI)

Pre

n = 221

Post

n = 225

RR (95 % CI)

P value

Knowledge on

         

   HIV/AIDS

78.8

87.1

1.11*

(1.00, 1.21)

91.8

99.6

1.08**

(1.04, 1.13)

p = 0.32

   puberty

83.3

93.6

1.12**

(1.05, 1.22)

81.2

85.9

1.06*

(1.02, 1.16)

p = 0.19

   STDs

34.5

29.8

0.86

(0.63, 1.18)

28.9

57.7

2.00**

(1.54, 2.59)

p < 0.001

Attitude relating to

         

   stigma

89.0

94

1.06

(0.98, 1.12)

80.5

93.1

1.16**

(1.07, 1.26)

p < 0.001

   young people

77.1

97.3

1.26**

(1.15, 1.38)

69.9

92.2

1.32**

(1.19, 1.47)

p = 0.02

   condoms

96.4

97

1.01

(0.97, 1.04)

96.7

97.3

1.01

(0.97, 1.04)

p = 1

   Condoms use amongst school pupils

83.3

97.5

1.17

(0.98, 1.06)

90.7

96.4

1.06*

(1.01, 1.12)

p < 0.001

   Confidentiality

66.7

82.2

1.23**

(1.09, 1.41)

67.6

92.0

1.36**

(1.22, 1.52)

p < 0.001

   Young people's right to treatment

56.4

74.9

1.33**

(1.17, 1.60)

54.6

74.5

1.36**

(1.17, 1.60)

p = 0.21

  1. *significant at 0.05 level
  2. **significant at <0.01 level
  3. †Adjusted for baseline differences in education, previous training, HIV knowledge and attitudes relating to young people