Table III.

Differences in Mean Scores for Knowledge and Beliefs by Study Groups (N = 180)

	Intervention (N = 90)	Control (N = 90)	Pa
Knowledge
Baseline	8.5 (3.0)	8.3 (2.5)	NS
16 weeks	9.6 (2.6)	8.5 (2.3)	< .05
24 weeks	9.5 (2.3)	8.1 (2.4)	< .0001
Barriers
Baseline	1.3 (0.3)	1.4 (0.4)	NS
16 weeks	1.2 (0.3)	1.4 (0.4)	< .05
24 weeks	1.2 (0.3)	1.3 (0.3)	< .05
Self-efficacy
Baseline	2.7 (0.3)	2.7 (0.3)	NS
16 weeks	2.8 (0.3)	2.7 (0.4)	< .05
24 weeks	2.7 (0.4)	2.6 (0.4)	NS
Preventive Health Orientation
Baseline	1.6 (0.4)	1.7 (0.4)	NS
16 weeks	1.6 (0.4)	1.7 (0.4)	NS
24 weeks	1.5 (0.4)	1.6 (0.4)	< .05
Fatalism
Baseline	1.2 (1.7)	1.5 (2.2)	NS
16 weeks	0.7 (1.3)	1.3 (2.3)	< .05
24 weeks	0.8 (2.1)	1.2 (2.1)	NS
Susceptibility
Baseline	1.2 (0.4)	1.3 (0.4)	NS
16 weeks	1.2 (0.4)	1.3 (0.5)	NS
24 weeks	1.2 (0.3)	1.2 (0.4)	NS
Benefits
Baseline	2.8 (0.3)	2.9 (0.2)	NS
16 weeks	2.9 (0.2)	2.8 (0.3)	NS
24 weeks	2.8 (0.4)	2.9 (0.3)	NS
Fear
Baseline	1.7 (0.3)	1.6 (0.6)	NS
16 weeks	1.5 (0.3)	1.5 (0.4)	NS
24 weeks	1.4 (0.4)	1.4 (0.4)	NS
Seriousness
Baseline	1.5 (0.4)	1.7 (0.4)	NS
16 weeks	1.6 (0.4)	1.6 (0.4)	NS
24 weeks	1.5 (0.4)	1.5 (0.4)	NS
Modesty
Baseline	1.8 (0.5)	2.0 (0.6)	NS
16 weeks	1.8 (0.5)	1.9 (0.5)	NS
24 weeks	1.8 (0.5)	1.9 (0.5)	NS

^at test, NS (not significant).