Table 6.
Comparisons of male partner’s smoking behaviours as evaluated by the couple at baseline and three months post-intervention.
| Experimental Group | Control Group | MD | Cohen’s d | p-Value | 95%CI | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Baseline] | n | Mean (SD) | n | Mean (SD) | ||||
| Smoking behaviour (self-evaluation) |
140 | 19.36 (4.49) | 146 | 18.51 (4.19) | 0.84 | 0.19 | 0.10 a | −0.04, 0.43 |
| Male partner’s smoking behaviour (peer-evaluation) |
140 | 19.03 (3.96) | 146 | 18.20 (3.97) | 0.83 | 0.21 | 0.08 a | −0.02, 0.44 |
| [At three months post-intervention] | ||||||||
| Smoking behaviour (self-evaluation) |
110 | 20.69 (4.25) | 104 | 19.20 (4.18) | 1.49 | 0.35 | 0.01 a | 0.08, 0.62 |
| Male partner’s smoking behaviour (peer-evaluation) |
109 | 20.11 (4.71) | 103 | 18.23 (3.96) | 1.88 | 0.43 | ≤0.01 a | 0.16, 0.70 |
Note. a: t-test was conducted.