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. 2017 May 19;12(5):e0177777. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0177777

Table 3. Attitudes: Comparisons within and between control and experimental groups.

Variable Control (N = 369) Experimental (N = 372) C v E
Pre-test (baseline) Re-test (no intervention) Change Effect Size P-value Pre-test (baseline) Post-test after intervention Change Effect Size P-value P-value
Attitude average * 5.78 (5.71, 5.86) 5.95 (5.87, 6.03) 0.17 (0.12, 0.21) 0.36 <0.001 5.80 (5.73, 5.87) 6.39 (6.33, 6.46) 0.59 (0.53, 0.65) 0.98 <0.001 <0.001
Question a* 5.81 (5.66, 5.97) 6.08 (6.95, 6.21) 0.27 (0.12, 0.41) 0.18 <0.001 5.86 (5.71, 6.01) 6.44 (6.33, 6.55) 0.58 (0.43, 0.74) 0.38 <0.001 0.004
Question b* 5.63 (5.48, 5.78) 5.86 (5.72, 6.0) 0.23 (0.09, 0.37) 0.16 0.002 5.74 (5.59, 5.88) 6.32 (6.21, 6.44) 0.58 (0.43, 0.74) 0.39 <0.001 <0.001
Question c* 6.29 (6.17, 6.41) 6.33 (6.22, 6.44) 0.04 (-0.08, 0.15) 0.04 0.595 6.14 (6.0, 6.28) 6.57 (6.48, 6.67) 0.43 (0.29, 0.57) 0.31 <0.001 <0.001
Question d* 6.09 (5.96, 6.23) 6.27 (6.16, 6.38) 0.17 (0.03, 0.32) 0.12 0.012 6.10 (5.97, 6.23) 6.65 (6.58, 6.72) 0.55 (0.43, 0.68) 0.45 <0.001 <0.001
Question e* 6.15 (6.03, 6.27) 6.11 (5.98, 6.24) -0.04 (-0.17, 0.09) 0.03 0.549 6.13(6.01, 6.25) 6.43 (6.32, 6.55) 0.30 (0.16, 0.44) 0.22 <0.001 <0.001
Question f* 6.01 (5.88, 6.13) 6.17 (6.06, 6.29) 0.17 (0.05, 0.28) 0.15 0.012 6.0 (5.87, 6.13) 6.49 (6.40, 6.59) 0.49 (0.35, 0.63) 0.36 <0.001 <0.001
Question g* 6.27 (6.14, 6.40) 6.41 (6.30, 6.52) 0.14 (0.03, 0.25) 0.13 0.020 6.29 (6.16, 6.42) 6.60 (6.51, 6.69) 0.31 (0.19, 0.44) 0.25 <0.001 0.043
Question h* 5.59 (5.43, 5.74) 5.88 (5.74, 6.02) 0.29 (0.15, 0.43) 0.21 <0.001 5.61 (5.46, 5.76) 6.35 (6.24, 6.47) 0.74 (0.59, 0.90) 0.50 <0.001 <0.001
Question i* 5.06 (4.88, 5.25) 5.38 (5.20, 5.56) 0.32 (0.16, 0.48) 0.21 <0.001 5.04 (4.86, 5.22) 6.11 (5.96, 6.26) 1.07 (0.86, 1.28) 0.52 <0.001 <0.001
Question j* 6.09 (5.97, 6.22) 6.14 (6.02, 6.26) 0.05 (-0.07, 0.16) 0.04 0.447 6.08 (5.95, 6.21) 6.52 (6.41, 6.62) 0.44 (0.30, 0.57) 0.33 <0.001 <0.001
Question k* 5.29 (5.12, 5.46) 5.36 (5.19, 5.53) 0.08 (-0.09, 0.24) 0.05 0.407 5.24 (5.07, 5.41) 6.20 (6.05, 6.34) 0.95 (0.76, 1.14) 0.51 <0.001 <0.001
Question l* 5.24 (5.07, 5.41) 5.52 (5.35, 5.68) 0.28 (0.10, 0.45) 0.16 0.002 5.26 (5.10, 5.43) 6.04 (5.89, 6.19) 0.78 (0.60, 0.95) 0.45 <0.001 <0.001
Question m* 5.67 (5.53, 5.82) 5.86 (5.72, 6.0) 0.19 (0.04, 0.33) 0.13 0.014 5.89 (5.76, 6.02) 6.37 (6.26, 6.48) 0.48 (0.33, 0.63) 0.33 <0.001 0.006

* Paired t-tests and Two-sample t-test for change from Pre-test to Re-test or Post-test (Re-Pre, Post-Pre): Mean (95% CI), Cohen’s d effect sizeAttitude Range: 1 = more negative response to 7 = more positive response. Effect size: 0.2 = small, 0.5 = medium, 0.8 = larg