Table 3.
Comparison of Mean Scores of Intervention and Control groups at P0, P1 and P2 to detect the effect of m-health intervention using Repeated ANOVA
| Variables of assessment | Study group/No | Assessment type | Group means | SD | Chi-square P value | Repeated ANOVA |
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| knowledge about m-health technology | Intervention(21) | BL | 21.90 | 4.48 | F=2.469df(2.000–90.000)p=0.012 | |
| 3months | 23.62 | 4.62 | 0.666 | |||
| 6 months | 23.19 | 5.57 | 0.012 | |||
| Control(26) | BL | 21.46 | 4.15 | |||
| 3months | 21.98 | 5.256 | 0.297 | |||
| 6 months | 22.00 | 4.000 | 0.312 | |||
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| perception about applicability of mobile health in improving maternal health | Intervention(21) | BL | 6.91 | 1.445 | F=2.409df(2.00–90.000)p=0.016 | |
| 3months | 6.61 | 1.745 | 0.510 | |||
| 6 months | 6.81 | 1.650 | 0.570 | |||
| Control(26) | BL | 6.23 | 2.355 | |||
| 3months | 5.57 | 2.731 | 0.076 | |||
| 6 months | 5.71 | 2.512 | 0.270 | |||