Patient groups | Survey (n) | A little or a lot worse (%) | The same (%) | A little or a lot better (%) | p† |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Heterosexual men | Pre (72) | 7 | 51 | 42 | 0.28 |
Post (58) | 12 | 62 | 26 | ||
Heterosexual women | Pre (72) | 13 | 32 | 56 | <0.01** |
Post (61) | 51 | 31 | 18 | ||
Gay and bisexual men | Pre (71) | 8 | 63 | 28 | 0.51 |
Post (58) | 12 | 71 | 17 | ||
Lesbian and bisexual women | Pre (72) | 1 | 64 | 35 | 0.07 |
Post (56) | 11 | 71 | 18 | ||
Transgendered individuals | Pre (71) | 4 | 68 | 28 | 0.03* |
Post (56) | 5 | 86 | 9 | ||
Young people | Pre (73) | 7 | 30 | 63 | <0.01** |
Post (59) | 37 | 25 | 37 | ||
Older women | Pre (73) | 34 | 34 | 32 | <0.01** |
Post (61) | 66 | 23 | 11 | ||
HIV-positive individuals | Pre (73) | 3 | 71 | 26 | 0.58 |
Post (58) | 5 | 78 | 17 | ||
Sex workers and drug users | Pre (73) | 4 | 53 | 42 | <0.01** |
Post (58) | 9 | 79 | 12 | ||
Ethnic minorities | Pre (73) | 7 | 71 | 22 | 0.02* |
Post (58) | 10 | 88 | 2 | ||
Those referred from other organisations | Pre (73) | 4 | 63 | 33 | <0.01** |
Post (60) | 18 | 77 | 5 |
Significance levels: *p <0.05, **p<0.01.
†Note: p values were calculated on the basis of a five-point Likert scale; the original table is available online (Supplementary Table 3).