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. 2015 Mar 4;92(3):625–632. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.14-0527

Table 5.

Change in overall knowledge, attitude, and practice before and after intervention

Variables Pre-intervention (N = 252) frequency (%) Post-intervention (N = 252) frequency (%) P value
Overall knowledge < 0.001
 Poor 192 (76.2) 128 (50.8)
 Good 60 (23.8) 124 (49.2)
 Mean knowledge score 10.6 ± 7.0 16 ± 5.4 < 0.001
Overall attitude < 0.001
 Negative 68 (27.0) 17 (6.7)
 Positive 184 (73.0) 235 (93.3)
 Mean attitude score 5.8 ± 3.3 7.0 ± 1.8 < 0.001
Overall practice 0.460
 Poor 28 (11.1) 23 (9.1)
 Good 224 (88.9) 229 (90.9)
 Mean practice score 5.3 ± 1.4 5.4 ± 1.3 0.584