Table 1B. Baseline characteristics of the participants .

Variable	Intervention group Mean ±SD	Control group Mean ±SD	p*
Knowledge	6.89±1.88	7.44±1.89	0.164
Perceived sensitivity	9.50±2.20	8.8±2.49	0.152
Perceived severity	21.02±4.17	22.70±4.78	0.070
CBE perceived benefits	18.67±2.44	18.26±2.78	0.456
CBE perceived barriers	20.37±5.59	19.5±5.17	0.422
Health motivation	22.83±4.59	22.98±4.31	0.871