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Table 3.

Comparison of knowledge, attitude, and practice of BSE across participants’ marital status

	Marital status	N	M (SD)	df	MD	t	p
Knowledge	M UM	161 251	20.02 (3.85) 20.86 (4.05)	410	− 0.85	2.11*	0.035
Attitude	M UM	161 251	31.50 (6.97) 32.84 (6.33)	410	-1.34	2.02*	0.044
Practice	M UM	161 251	11.14 (5.71) 14.19 (5.30)	410	-3.04	5.43*	0.001

Marital status

M (SD)

Knowledge

161

251

20.02 (3.85)

20.86 (4.05)

410

− 0.85

2.11*

0.035

Attitude

161

251

31.50 (6.97)

32.84 (6.33)

410

-1.34

2.02*

0.044

Practice

161

251

11.14 (5.71)

14.19 (5.30)

410

-3.04

5.43*

0.001

Notes: Independent samples t-test; *p < .05; M-married; UM-unmarried