Table 2 Relative improvement in women's understanding of components of informed consent after use of visuals in group education and counseling (GEC) and individual counseling (IDC)
From: Optimizing the HIV/AIDS informed consent process in India
Topic covered | Group A: Women's understanding after GEC without visuals (posters) (N = 136) | Group B: Women's understanding after GEC with visuals (posters) (N = 224) | Chi square χ 2 statistic Group A vs Group B | Group B: retested after IDC with visuals (flipcharts) (N = 224) | Z Score statistic Group B (GEC) vs Group B (GEC+IDC) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | N | % | N | % | Â | N | % | Â |
Mother-to-infant HIV transmission | 128 | 94 | 213 | 95 | 0.03 | 221 | 99 | 2.17** |
Confidentiality | 130 | 76 | 174 | 78 | 0.09 | 219 | 98 | 6.47*** |
Right to refuse | 73 | 54 | 176 | 79 | 23.43*** | 215 | 96 | 5.52*** |
Consequences of refusal to test | 26 | 19 | 167 | 75 | 102.35*** | 214 | 96 | 6.22*** |
Social risk | 86 | 63 | 153 | 68 | 0.76 | 194 | 87 | 4.63*** |
Benefits of HIV testing | 39 | 29 | 88 | 39 | 3.72 | 155 | 69 | 6.35*** |
Meaning of signature | 80 | 59 | 169 | 75 | 10.19*** | 215 | 96 | 6.21*** |
Right to consult | 123 | 90 | 203 | 91 | 0.02 | 216 | 96 | 2.49** |
Overall adequate understanding of women (6/8 questions) | 52 | 38 | 162 | 72 | 39.38*** | 216 | 96 | 7.02*** |