Table 2.
Distribution of the scores of four life skills and financial literacy among ASHAs before and after the intervention in the intervention and control groups
| Characteristics | Intervention group (n = 86) | Control group (n = 85) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-test | Post-test | P value | Pre-test | Post-test | P value | |
|
Communication skills mean (SD) |
6.1 (1.7) | 11.5 (2.1) | < 0.001 | 6.1 (2.1) | 6.2 (2.0) | 0.8 |
|
Confidence skills Mean (SD) |
15.9 (4.0) | 24.0 (3.7) | < 0.001 | 18.5 (5.9) | 19.5 (4.4) | 0.2 |
|
Problem-solving and decision-making skillsa Median (IQR) |
2.0 (0–4.0) | 8.0 (7.0–9.0) | < 0.001 | 2.0 (0–5.0) | 0 (0–3.0) | 0.02 |
| Time and stress management skillsa Median (IQR) | 4.5 (2.0–6.0) | 10.0 (8.0–13.0) | < 0.001 | 5.0 (1.0–7.0) | 5.0 (2.0–7.0) | 0.3 |
| Financial literacy | 4.6 (2.4) | 16.2 (3.3) | < 0.001 | 6.0 (3.2) | 9.9 (4.2) | < 0.001 |
Abbreviations: SD Standard Deviation, IQR Interquartile Range
aWilcoxon signed-rank test was run
P value < 0.05 was considered significant and highlighted in bold