Table 6.

Confidence ratings for preparation and cooking practices at baseline and post intervention (n = 62) and 3–4 month follow-up (n = 17).

Food Preparation Practices	Baseline and Post Intervention Completers 1			Baseline, Post, and Follow Up Completers 2
	Baseline	Post	Post-Baseline	Baseline	Post	Follow Up	Follow Up-Baseline
	Median 3 (P25, P75) 4	Median (P25, P75)	p-Value	Median (P25, P75)	Median (P25, P75)	Median (P25, P75)	p-Value
Cooking using raw ingredients	4 (3, 6)	6 (3, 7)	0.003 *	5 (3, 6.5)	6 (2, 7)	7 (5, 7)	0.160
Following a simple recipe	5 (4, 6)	6 (4, 7)	0.003 *	5 (3.25, 6)	6 (4.5, 7)	7 (5, 7)	0.038 *
Planning meals before shopping	4 (2, 5)	5 (3, 6)	<0.05 *	4 (2, 5.5)	6 (3.5, 6)	5 (3, 7)	0.030 *
Shopping on a budget	4 (3, 6)	5 (4, 6)	0.044 *	4 (2, 5.5)	5 (4.5, 6)	6 (4, 7)	0.037 *
Shopping for healthier food	4 (3, 6)	5 (4, 6)	0.007 *	4 (2, 5)	5 (4, 6)	5 (4, 7)	0.008 *
Cooking new foods	3 (2, 5)	5 (3, 6)	<0.05 *	2 (1, 4)	5 (3.5, 6)	4 (4, 6)	0.002 *
Cooking healthier foods	4 (3, 5)	5 (3, 6)	0.001 *	4 (2, 5)	6 (4, 6)	5 (5, 7)	0.006 *
Storing food safely	5 (4, 7)	6 (4, 7)	0.002 *	4 (3.5, 7)	6 (4.5, 7)	7 (5, 7)	0.011 *
Using leftovers for other meals	4 (2, 5)	5 (3, 6)	0.002 *	3.5 (2, 5)	5 (4, 7)	5 (3, 7)	0.040 *
Cooking whole raw chicken	5 (2, 7)	6 (3, 7)	0.021 *	5 (2.5, 7)	6 (5, 7)	6 (5, 7)	0.087
Reading food labels	4 (2, 6)	5 (4, 7)	0.000 *	3 (2.5, 5)	5 (4, 6)	6 (4, 7)	0.001 *
Food hygiene	6 (5, 7)	6 (5, 7)	0.624	5 (4, 6.5)	6 (5.5, 7)	7 (5, 7)	0.043 *

Notes: ¹ N ranged between 57 and 62; ² N for follow up was 17; ³ Likert scale values from 1 to 7: 1 = not at all confident, 7 = very confident. ⁴ P25, 25th percentile, P75, 75th percentile; * p-value significance accepted at p < 0.05 using post hoc Wilcoxon Signed-Rank Text.