Table 6.

Stage distribution pre-health information

Stages	n	ntotal	%total n	npre-action	%pre-action	naction	%action
Pre-action	36	49	74%
precontemplation	19	49	39%	36	53%
contemplation	15	49	31%	36	42%
preparation	2	49	4%	36	6%
Action	13	49	27%
action	3	49	6%			13	23%
maintenance	10	49	20%			13	77%

N = number of participants in each stage of distribution, n_total = number of total participants in the study, %_{total n} = percent of total number of participants in each state distribution, n_pre-action = number of participants in pre-action stage, %_pre-action = percentage of pre-action participants, n_action = number of action participants and %_action = percentage of participants in each action or maintenance.

precontemplation, participants with no intentions of eating bitter melon, contemplation, participants with limited information about bitter melon and contemplates making changes, preparation, participants planning to change and consume bitter melon, action, participants who consume bitter melon, maintenance, participants who consumed bitter melon for at least 6 months