Table 1. Socio-Demographic Baseline Data for the Two Groupsa.
| Variables | Group | P Value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Control | Experimental | ||
| Categorical Variables | No. (%) | No. (%) | |
| Marital Status | 0.735 | ||
| Single | 103 (97.2) | 128 (95.5) | |
| Married | 3 (2.8) | 6 (4.5) | |
| Education | 0.336 | ||
| Associated Degree | 14 (13.1) | 10 (7.4) | |
| License | 57 (53.3) | 78 (57.8) | |
| MA or Upper | 36 (33.6) | 47 (34.8) | |
| Continuous Variables | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | |
| Age | 20.53 (1.18) | 20.51 (1.73) | 0.912 |
| Weight | 71.14 (9.59) | 71.75 (9.95) | 0.633 |
| Knowledge | 7.11 (1.40) | 6.76 (1.45) | 0.083 |
| Behavior | 9.64 (2.30) | 8.84 (2.53) | 0.05 |
| Self-efficacy | 4.67 (1.36) | 4.28 (1.48) | 0.054 |
| Perceived benefits | 7.41 (1.12) | 7.28 (1.08) | 0.360 |
| Perceived barriers | 5.61 (1.99) | 5.44 (1.83) | 0.509 |
| Perceived threat | 3.05 (1.30) | 2.93 (1.15) | 0.472 |
aP-values based on chi square test, t-test or Mann-Whitney U test; SD = standard deviation.