Table 3. Preventive behavior and knowledge regarding scrub typhus.

Variables		Total (n = 332)	Treatment group (n = 168)	Control group (n = 164)	P valuea
Preventive behavior
	Baseline	8.1 ± 3.2	7.9 ± 3.3	8.3 ± 3.1	0.291
	Post-survey	9.9 ± 2.7	9.6 ± 2.9	10.1 ± 2.5	0.087
	Difference	1.8 ± 3.6	1.7 ± 3.9	1.8 ± 3.2	0.734
	P valueb	< 0.001	< 0.001	< 0.001
Knowledge
	Baseline	4.8 ± 2.6	4.6 ± 2.7	5.0 ± 2.5	0.203
	Post-survey	6.2 ± 2.2	5.9 ± 2.3	6.5 ± 2.1	0.021
	Difference	1.4 ± 2.7	1.3 ± 2.7	1.5 ± 2.6	0.529
	P valueb	< 0.001	< 0.001	< 0.001

Data are presented as mean ± standard deviation.

^aDifference between the treatment and control groups; ^bDifference between the baseline and post-survey values.