Table 2.
Average Knowledge Assessment Scores.
| Pre-Test August 2016 mean % correct (SD) | Post-Test August 2016 mean % correct (SD) | % change vs. Pre-Test (dir./sig.) | Mid-YearRetention January 2017 mean % correct (SD) | % change vs. Pre-Test (dir./sig.) | % change vs. Post-Test (dir./sig.) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All participants |
56.7 (19.8) N = 738 |
84.0 (15.3) N = 687 |
+48%*** |
72.9 (18.5) N = 590 |
+29%*** | –13%*** |
| Standard | ||||||
| 8th Standard | 47.9 (19.8) n = 162 |
74.6 (19.5) n = 155 |
+56%*** | 65.2 (21.2) n = 171 |
+35%*** | –13%*** |
| 9th Standard | 54.1 (19.9) n = 283 |
83.4 (13.5) n = 258 |
+54%*** | 76.1 (17.7) n = 263 |
+41%*** | –9%*** |
| 10th Standard | 64.1 (17.1) n = 293 |
89.9 (10.9) n = 274 |
+41%*** | 76.1 (13.7) n = 156 |
+19%*** | –16%*** |
| Champion status | ||||||
| Champion | 49.4 (21.0) n = 105 |
81.5 (15.3) n = 95 |
+65%*** | 75.0 (21.3) n = 89 |
+52%*** | –8%NS |
| Non-Champion | 57.9 (19.4) n = 633 |
84.4 (15.3) n = 592 |
+46%*** | 72.6 (18.0) n = 501 |
+25%*** | –14%*** |
| 9th Std. Champion | 50.0 (21.2) n = 100 |
81.0 (15.4) n = 90 |
+62%*** | 76.3 (21.3) n = 84 |
+53%*** | –6%NS |
| 9th Std. Non-Champion | 56.4 (18.8) n = 183 |
84.7 (12.1) n = 168 |
+50%*** | 76.1 (15.8) n = 179 |
+35%*** | –10%*** |
| Health Topic | ||||||
| Nutrition/Anemia | 56.2 (28.5) | 87.6 (17.8) | +56%*** | 75.4 (22.8) | +34%*** | –14%*** |
| Mental Health/Gender-Based Violence | 57.0 (26.4) | 80.9 (23.0) | +42%*** | 69.4 (25.7) | +22%*** | –14%*** |
| Menstruation | 61.5 (25.2) | 85.9 (19.2) | +40%*** | 76.6 (23.8) | +25%*** | –11%*** |
| Reproductive Health | 52.2 (26.4) | 81.6 (21.2) | +56%*** | 70.3 (23.0) | +35%*** | –14%*** |
Note: + denotes positive change, – denotes negative change. *** = p < 0.001, ** = p < 0.01, * = p < 0.05, NS = not significant.