Table 3.
Comparison of chronic disease related dietary knowledge at baseline and 6-month follow-up (number, %).
| Variables | Urban |
Intergroup comparison |
Rural |
Intergroup comparison |
Total |
Intergroup comparison |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baseline (n = 400) | Follow-up (n = 400) | Mann–Whitney U test (p value) | Baseline (n = 500) | Follow-up (n = 500) | Mann–Whitney U test (p value) | Baseline (n = 900) | Follow-up (n = 900) | Mann–Whitney U test (p value) | |
| Importance of diet in disease | |||||||||
| Hypertension | 250 (62.7) | 317 (79.2) | −5.284 (0.000) | 235 (47.0) | 432 (86.4) | −13.819 (0.000) | 485 (53.9) | 749 (83.2) | −13.872 (0.000) |
| Diabetes | 240 (60.0) | 315 (78.8) | −6.004 (0.000) | 213 (42.6) | 429 (85.8) | −15.598 (0.000) | 453 (50.3) | 744 (82.7) | −15.665 (0.000) |
| Heart disease | 224 (56.0) | 300 (75.0) | −6.021 (0.000) | 202 (40.4) | 455 (91.0) | −17.290 (0.000) | 426 (47.3) | 755 (83.9) | −16.963 (0.000) |
| Anaemia | 209 (52.2) | 231 (57.8) | −3.401 (0.001) | 197 (39.4) | 351 (70.2) | −11.696 (0.000) | 406 (45.1) | 582 (64.7) | −11.132 (0.000) |
| Dietary protein | |||||||||
| Sprouts are good | 221 (55.4) | 249 (62.6) | −2.781 (0.005) | 190 (38.0) | 386 (77.4) | −11.421 (0.000) | 411 (45.7) | 635 (70.8) | −10.513 (0.000) |
| Soya bean is good | 211 (52.8) | 270 (67.7) | −5.112 (0.000) | 115 (23.0) | 362 (72.5) | −14.915 (0.000) | 326 (36.2) | 632 (70.4) | −14.716 (0.000) |
| Dietary fats | |||||||||
| Type of fat is important | 123 (30.8) | 99 (24.8) | −1.513 (0.130) | 71 (14.2) | 112 (22.4) | −5.890 (0.000) | 194 (21.6) | 176 (23.8) | −5.352 (0.000) |
| Reheated oil/fat is bad | 178 (44.5) | 303 (76.3) | −1.470 (0.141) | 103 (20.6) | 18 (3.6) | 1.292 (0.196) | 335 (37.2) | 573 (64.0) | −0.086 (0.931) |
| High fibre diet | |||||||||
| Green leafy vegetables important | 351 (87.8) | 361 (90.5) | −1.159 (0.247) | 441 (88.4) | 465 (93.4) | −2.704 (0.007) | 792 (88.1) | 826 (92.1) | −2.744 (0.006) |
| Salads in every meal essential | 299 (74.8) | 315 (79.3) | −1.899 (0.058) | 341 (68.2) | 401 (80.2) | −3.271 (0.001) | 640 (71.1) | 716 (79.8) | −3.752 (0.000) |
| Unpeeled fruits are good | 193 (48.4) | 274 (69.2) | −6.457 (0.000) | 207 (41.1) | 378 (75.8) | −10.228 (0.000) | 400 (44.5) | 652 (72.8) | −12.003 (0.000) |
| Natural vitamins | |||||||||
| Fruits in diet important | 341 (85.2) | 349 (87.9) | −1.295 (0.195) | 428 (85.6) | 468 (93.8) | −4.149 (0.000) | 769 (85.4) | 817 (91.2) | −3.824 (0.000) |