Table 2.
Knowledge, attitude, and self-efficacy scores of participants with different demographic characteristics (n=2210)
| Knowledge score | Attitude score | Self-efficacy score | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean±SD | P | Mean±SD | P | Mean±SD | P | |
| Areas | ||||||
| Rural | 7.8±2.1 | <0.001 | 32.9±5.7 | 0.17 | 19.1±5 | <0.001 |
| Urban slums | 7.2±1.9 | 32.6±4.9 | 18.3±4.9 | |||
| Castes | ||||||
| General | 7.4±1.8 | <0.001 | 33.1±5 | 0.02 | 18.7±4.7 | 0.2 |
| OBC | 7.7±2.1 | 32.5±5.9 | 18.9±5.2 | |||
| SC/ST | 7.3±2.2 | 32.4±5 | 18.5±5.23 | |||
| Education status | ||||||
| Illiterate and primary standard | 7±2.5 | <0.001 | 32.9±4.5 | 0.9 | 17.7±5 | 0.01 |
| 6-8th standard | 7.4±2 | 32.8±5.3 | 18.6±4.6 | |||
| 9-12th standard and above | 7.8±1.9 | 32.7±5.3 | 19.1±5.6 | |||
| Adolescence age group | ||||||
| 10-14 years | 7.4±2 | 0.04 | 32.8±5 | 0.055 | 18.7±4.8 | 0.4 |
| 15-19 years | 7.7±2 | 32.3±5.7 | 18.8±5.5 | |||
| Dietary pattern | ||||||
| Vegetarian | 7.5±1.9 | 0.002 | 32.5±5.2 | <0.001 | 18.5±5 | 0.17 |
| Non-vegetarian | 7.5±2.17 | 33.4±5.2 | 18.9±4.9 | |||
| Ovo-vegetarian | 7.13±2.13 | 32±5.2 | 18.8±4.9 | |||
| Major meals in a day | ||||||
| Three major meals | 7.6±1.8 | <0.001 | 32.5±5.2 | 0.001 | 19±5 | <0.001 |
| Two major meals | 7.9±2 | 33.5±5.3 | 18.8±4.8 | |||
| One or less than one meals | 6.8±2.3 | 32.5±5.2 | 17.7±4.8 | |||
OBC: Other backward classes, SC: Scheduled caste, ST: Schedule tribe; P value <0.05 was considered statistically significant