Table 4.
The results of modeling the effects of the educational intervention on awareness, the constructs of HBM, and behavior, taking the effect of time into account
Variable | The intervention group | The control group | p-Value in Model 1 | p-Value in Mode 2 | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Before | After | Before | After | |||
Mean ± SD | Mean ± SD | Mean ± SD | Mean ± SD | |||
Awareness | 48.63 ± 18.21 | 82.87 ± 12.24 | 44.45 ± 19.86 | 45.30 ± 19.70 | 0.27 | < 0.001** |
Perceived Susceptibility | 47.65 ± 15.49 | 78.79 ± 17.58 | 48.10 ± 17.02 | 50.15 ± 15.71 | 0.4 | 0.02* |
Perceived Severity | 49.53 ± 16.08 | 62.22 ± 14.05 | 45.46 ± 13.38 | 44.51 ± 11.47 | 0.5 | < 0.001** |
Perceived Benefits | 53.10 ± 19.44 | 75.75 ± 11.24 | 55.75 ± 6.39 | 56.89 ± 5.99 | 0.002** | 0.003** |
Perceived Barriers | 58.10 ± 17.66 | 53.33 ± 18.48 | 50.60 ± 18.19 | 50.83 ± 16.88 | 0.14 | 0.03* |
Behavior | 45.74 ± 11.98 | 15.53 ± 5.82 | 48.48 ± 17.59 | 45.92 ± 15.44 | < 0.001** | < 0.001** |
Model 1: The model adjusted for the pre-intervention measurements
Model 2: The model adjusted for the pre-intervention measurements, gender, age, educational level, occupation, income, and insurance status