Table 2.

Comparison of baseline and endline composite knowledge and practice scores between and within the intervention and non-intervention groups

	Variables		Intervention group Mean±SD	Non-intervention group Mean±SD	Comparison between groups P values
Comparison within groups, p values	Knowledge	Baseline	4.92±2.33	4.70±2.25	0.920
		Endline	7.54±2.72	4.89±2.37	0.002
	P values		0.001	0.652
	Practice	Baseline	4.04±2.62	4.15±2.43	0.451
		Endline	6.92±2.16	4.70±2.23	0.001
	P values		<0.001	0.262

Both mean baseline and endline scores show that intervention had a big impact on knowledge and practice scores in the intervention group. The improvement in scores was less and not statistically significant in the non-intervention group. Between groups there was no difference in scores at baseline. In the non-intervention group there was non-significant improvement in the knowledge and practice scores. In postintervention within groups higher scores were noted in knowledge and practice scores, which were statistically significant.