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Table 2.

Students’ attitudes towards nutrition and healthy dietary habits pre- and post-intervention in the NE school and in the Control school

Group	Time	School	Very important	Others	χ ²	P
Attitudes towards the importance of nutrition to health	Pre-intervention	NE school	84.6	15.4	0.741	0.389
	Pre-intervention	Control school	78.7	21.3	0.741	0.389
	Post-intervention	NE school	93.8	6.2	5.187	0.023
	Post-intervention	Control school	80.3	19.7	5.187	0.023
Attitudes towards the importance of developing healthy dietary habits	Pre-intervention	NE school	81.5	18.5	4.149	0.042
	Pre-intervention	Control school	65.6	34.4	4.149	0.042
	Post-intervention	NE school	84.6	15.4	3.632	0.057
	Post-intervention	Control school	70.5	29.5	3.632	0.057

Group	Time	School	Throw away	Others	χ ²	P
Attitudes towards food with an expired date	Pre-intervention	NE school	86.2	13.8	2.356	0.125
	Pre-intervention	Control school	75.4	24.6	2.356	0.125
	Post-intervention	NE school	92.3	7.7	4.767	0.029
	Post-intervention	Control school	78.7	21.3	4.767	0.029