Table 4.
Attitude score of students toward pulse consumption at baseline and study end.
| Attitude question | Baseline (n=41), n (%) | Study end (n=32), n (%) | P valuea | ||||
| 1. “Pulses are healthy food for growth and development of your body”” | .05 | ||||||
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Disagreeb | 9 (22) | 2 (6) |
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Agreec | 32 (78) | 30 (94) |
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| 2. “You would eat pulses if your parents serve them” | .28 | ||||||
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Disagree | 11 (27) | 4 (12) |
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Agree | 30 (73) | 28 (88) |
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| 3. “You would eat pulses if your parents eat them too” | .28 | ||||||
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Disagree | 15 (37) | 7 (22) |
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Agree | 26 (63) | 25 (78) |
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| 4. “Pulse-based dishes are tasty food” | .99 | ||||||
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Disagree | 19 (46) | 12 (38) |
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Agree | 22 (54) | 20 (62) |
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| 5. “Eating pulse-based food would give you more energy to work” | .83 | ||||||
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Disagree | 20 (49) | 11 (34) |
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Agree | 21 (51) | 21 (66) |
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| 6. “You would eat pulse if your parents encourage you” | .50 | ||||||
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Disagree | 12 (29) | 11 (34) |
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Agree | 29 (71) | 21 (66) |
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| 7. “You would eat pulse if your teachers encourage you” | .37 | ||||||
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Disagree | 17 (41) | 19 (59) |
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Agree | 24 (58) | 13 (41) |
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| 8. “You would like to taste new pulse-based dishes that you haven’t tried before” | .63 | ||||||
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Disagree | 13 (32) | 10 (31) |
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Agree | 28 (68) | 22 (69) |
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| 9. “You would eat pulses if they had a more attractive appearance” | .49 | ||||||
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Disagree | 21 (51) | 11 (34) |
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Agree | 20 (49) | 21 (66) |
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aMann-Whitney U test; P<.05 was considered significant.
b“Strongly disagree,” “disagree,” and “not sure” were grouped as “disagree.”
c“Agree” and “strongly agree” were grouped as “agree.”