Table 2.

Short- and long-term results in each group, and statistical significance level between groups relative to long-term evaluations

	Intervention group			Control group
Items	Basal (n = 166)	Short-term (n = 166)	Long-term (n = 157)	Basal (n = 201)	Short-term (n = 201)	Long-term (n = 194)	P
Common cold
Is not a severe disease	47.9	47.0	55.8	62.2	55.3	46.4**	NS
Does not require drugs	31.5	61.4*	59.6*	24.1	31.5	37.2**	†
Injections do not cure	32.3	55.6*	33.1	39.1	41.8	30.7	NS
Cough is a defence mechanism	32.3	78.7*	63.5*	25.8	32.8	29.3	†
Do not use cough suppressants	17.8	65.0*	49.4*	12.6	20.6**	24.2**	†
Diarrhoea
Is a defence mechanism	45.3	78.3*	58.8**	47.1	43.3	50.5	NS
Do not take antidiarrhoeals	33.7	53.4*	48.1*	36.1	38.3	33.5	††
Avoid dehydration	79.8	79.9	89.0**	82.7	79.2	86.5	NS
Knows ORS	38.7	79.8*	76.9*	37.0	45.7	53.6**	†
Knows how to prepare ORS	18.2	77.6*	65.6*	19.4	25.1	21.1	†
Multivitamins
Are drugs	82.7	46.9*	52.9*	82.8	79.4	74.3**	†
Do not help us to study	57.0	92.7*	81.3*	66.3	68.9	66.3	††
Do not give us more energy	24.2	81.6*	50.6*	24.4	33.0	26.7	†
Do not make us grow stronger	27.4	80.7*	63.6*	21.2	29.1	33.2**	†
Present multivitamin consumption	43.9	25.3*	26.1*	36.5	33.3	34.2	NS
Other items
Medicines promotional activity does not teach one to be healthy	25.3	79.3*	59.4*	21.5	30.5**	32.4**	†
Medicines are not always the best way to be healthy	45.1	79.6*	76.0*	41.7	47.2	43.8	†
Drugs are not always safe	71.5	83.5*	92.2*	61.7	68.6	68.4	†
To know which drugs we need to take, asking to the pharmacist is not enough	79.3	94.5*	91.0*	64.3	76.0	81.2	†

ORS, Oral rehydration salts. Items are presented as the right option. Short- and long-term results vs. baseline:

^*P < 0.001

^**P < 0.05. Long-term results between groups: NS, nonsignificant

^†P < 0.001

^††P < 0.01.