Table 1 Association between teachers’ characteristics, teaching experience, perceptions of HIV prevention, and number of FOYC + CImPACT core activities and sessions completed
Variables | n | Number of core activities completed (0–35) | Number of core activities taught exactly as outlined (0–35) | Number of sessions taught (0–9) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Total sample Education level | 45 | |||
Certificate/associate degree | 6 | 23.0 (6.8) | 7.3 (6.5) | 6.8 (1.5) |
Bachelor degree | 30 | 18.0 (8.0) | 12.8 (7.6) | 5.4 (2.1) |
Master degree | 9 | 20.4 (8.5) | 13.8 (7.1) | 5.6 (2.2) |
Perceptions of importance of HIV prevention programs for grade 6 | ||||
Very important | 38 | 19.1 (7.8) | 12.3 (7.6) | 5.6 (2.1) |
Somewhat important | 7 | 19.4 (9.8) | 12.1 (7.1) | 5.7 (2.1) |
Prior experience of teaching HIV risk reduction intervention | ||||
Yes | 6 | 22.5 (5.4) | 17.2 (4.4)# | 6.3 (1.5) |
No | 39 | 18.6 (8.2) | 11.5 (7.6)# | 5.5 (2.2) |
Having other teaching priorities | ||||
Yes | 12 | 19.3 (8.2) | 12.2 (8.7) | 5.7 (2.3) |
No | 33 | 19.1 (8.0) | 12.3 (7.1) | 5.6 (2.0) |
FOYC is a Bahamian curriculum | ||||
Very much so | 23 | 20.4 (7.9) | 12.7 (7.4) | 6.0 (2.0) |
Somewhat | 17 | 16.9 (8.5) | 11.4 (7.0) | 5.0 (2.2) |
What do you think your school principal thinks about teaching FOYC in grade 6? | ||||
I think my principal believes it is important to teach FOYC | 34 | 19.9 (8.4) | 13.6 (7.3)* | 5.8 (2.2) |
I do not know what my principal thinks about my teaching FOYC | 11 | 16.6 (6.3) | 8.0 (6.5)* | 4.9 (1.5) |
Training in interactive teaching | ||||
A lot | 10 | 17.3 (8.4) | 13.9 (7.6) | 5.0 (2.3) |
Some | 15 | 20.2 (6.3) | 13.4 (6.8) | 6.1 (1.6) |
A little or none | 20 | 19.3 (9.0) | 10.6 (7.8) | 5.5 (2.3) |