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. 2024 Jul 23;16(7):e65227. doi: 10.7759/cureus.65227

Table 3. Increment in participants’ scores after the intervention (n = 109).

The pre-intervention and post-intervention scores are expressed as mean ± SD. p-values less than 0.05 are statistically significant.

Scores (mean ± SD) Knowledge Attitude Practice
Categories n Pre-intervention Post-intervention p-value* Pre-intervention Post-intervention p-value* Pre-intervention Post-intervention p-value*
Age                  
50 years and below 63 4.34 ± 1.75 7.34 ± 0.84 <0.001 3.60 ± 1.37 4.7 ± 0.42 <0.001 1.95 ± 0.85 4.20 ± 1.10 <0.001
More than 50 years 46 4.21 ± 1.81 6.93 ± 1.18 <0.001 3.56 ± 1.50 4.60 ± 0.97 <0.001 2.02 ± 0.85 4.39 ± 1.14 <0.001
Education status                  
Illiterate 82 4.13 ± 1.81 7.04 ± 1.07 <0.001 3.42 ± 1.47 4.66 ± 0.78 <0.001 1.98 ± 0.85 4.31 ± 1.07 <0.001
Literate 27 4.78 ± 1.58 7.56 ± 0.70 <0.001 4.07 ± 1.14 4.81 ± 0.40 0.003 1.96 ± 0.85 4.18 ±1.22 <0.001
Work experience                  
Seven years and below 45 4.24 ± 1.81 7.35 ± 0.74 <0.001 3.82 ± 1.30 4.80 ± 0.40 <0.001 1.91 ± 0.87 4.28 ± 0.99 <0.001
More than seven years 64 4.32 ± 1.7 7.04 ± 1.16 <0.001 3.42 ± 1.48 4.62 ± 0.86 <0.001 2.03 ± 0.83 4.20 ± 1.21 <0.001