Table 4. Comparison of the mean differences of knowledge and health beliefs subscales between the 2 groups before, 1 month and 3 months after the intervention .
| Variable | Groups |
Baseline- after 1 months MD(mean± Sd) |
p* |
Baseline-after 3 months MD(mean±Sd) |
p |
After 1 months -After 3 months MD(mean±Sd) |
p* |
| Knowledge |
Intervention Control |
-3.50±0.25 -0.14±0.09 |
<0.001 0.491 |
-3.37±0.23 -0.24±0.11 |
<0.001 0.115 |
0.13±0.16 0.10±0.11 |
1.000 1.000 |
| Perceived sensitivity |
Intervention Control |
-1.25±0.23 -0.08±0.12 |
<0.001 1.000 |
-0.81±0.21 -0.26±0.12 |
0.002 0.108 |
0.44±0.17 -0.18±0.12 |
0.033 0.422 |
| Perceived severity |
Intervention Control |
-2.15±0.41 -0.08±0.17 |
<0.001 1.000 |
-1.25±0.45 0.14±0.22 |
0.031 1.000 |
0.94±0.41 0.22±0.19 |
0.081 0.790 |
|
CBE perceived benefits |
Intervention Control |
-2.33±0.32 -0.26±0.14 |
<0.001 0.221 |
-2.06±.27 -0.24±0.14 |
<0.001 0.289 |
0.27±0.18 0.02±0.13 |
0.390 1.000 |
|
CBE perceived barriers |
Intervention Control |
4.04±0.49 -0.10±.19 |
<0.001 1.000 |
3.96±0.53 0.10±0.21 |
<0.001 1.00 |
-0.08±0.28 0.20±0.16 |
1.00 0.644 |
|
Health motivation |
Intervention Control |
-4.58±0.42 -0.12±0.15 |
<0.001 1.000 |
-3.21±0.31 -0.22±0.18 |
<0.001 0.504 |
1.38±0.33 -0.1±0.09 |
<0.001 0.906 |
*0.025 was the level of statistical significance