Table 4 Mean scores for likelihood of primary male partners’ cooperation by partners’ characteristics and Kruskal-Wallis test results
Partners’ characteristic | Mean score on a scale from 1 to 5 | |
|---|---|---|
Primary male partners’ likelihood to get an STI examination | Primary male partners’ likelihood to take medications for STI treatment given by the participants | |
Partner type | ||
Husband/fiancé | 3.25 | 4.07 |
Boyfriend/other | 2.61 | 3.61 |
P value | .03 | .04 |
Partners’ age | ||
About the same age/younger | 3.14 | 3.75 |
≥ 2 years older | 3.03 | 4.02 |
P value | .72 | .31 |
Partners’ number of STI diagnoses | ||
0 | 3.16 | 4.21 |
≥ 1 | 2.89 | 3.78 |
P value | .62 | .31 |
Partners’ alcohol use | ||
Yes | 3.08 | 3.96 |
No | 3.08 | 3.97 |
P value | .81 | .76 |
Partners’ drug use | ||
Yes | 3.03 | 4.02 |
No | 3.30 | 3.58 |
P value | .60 | .12 |