Table 3 A comparison of the scores of health education competencies and their subscales between the two groups
Variable | Groups | Pre-intervention | Post-intervention | Mean difference | Effect size | Paired t-test | p- value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Health education competencies | Intervention | 165.75 ± 33.09 | 191.58 ± 28.35 | 25.83 | 0.83 | -4.96 | 0.001 |
Control | 170.28.58 ± 33.09 | 165.97 ± 28.11 | 4.19 | 0.14 | 0.76 | 0.44 | |
Independent t-test p- value | -0.60 0.54 | 3.84 0.001 | |||||
Effect size | 0.14 | 0.90 | |||||
Skills | Intervention | 35.61 ± 7.01 | 40.94 ± 6.25 | 5.33 | 0.80 | -4.37 | 0.001 |
Control | 35.25 ± 6.04 | 34.91 ± 5.41 | 0.33 | 0.05 | 0.38 | 0.7 | |
Independent t-test p- value | 0.23 0.81 | 4.37 0.001 | |||||
Effect size | 0.05 | 1.03 | |||||
Knowledge | Intervention | 63.91 ± 14.41 | 75.75 ± 12.53 | 11.3 | 0.87 | -5.32 | 0.001 |
Control | 66.69 ± 12.32 | 64.88 ± 12.08 | 1.8 | 0.14 | 0.70 0.48 | ||
Independent t-test p- value | -0.87 0.38 | 3.74 0.001 | |||||
Effect size | 0.20 | 0.88 | |||||
Community presence | Intervention | 19 ± 5.16 | 22.13 ± 3.85 | 3.13 | 0.68 | -3.97 | 0.001 |
Control | 20.02 ± 4.72 | 20.25 ± 4.30 | 0.22 | 0.05 | -0.24 | 0.18 | |
Independent t-test p- value | -0.88 0.38 | 1.98 0.05 | |||||
Effect size | 0.20 | 0.46 | |||||
Attitudes | Intervention | 20.61 ± 4.34 | 23.611 ± 3.78 | 3 | 1.72 | -4.28 | 0.001 |
Control | 21.55 ± 4.09 | 20.47 ± 4.07 | 1.08 | 0.26 | 1.31 | 0.19 | |
Independent t-test p- value | -0.94 0.34 | 3.38 0.01 | |||||
Effect size | 0.22 | 0.79 | |||||
Professional preparation | Intervention | 26.61 ± 4.98 | 29.13 ± 4.21 | 4.21 | 2.52 | -3.04 | 0.004 |
Control | 26.63 ± 4.72 | 25.44 ± 4.88 | 1.19 | 0.24 | 1.43 | 0.16 | |
Independent t-test p- value | -0.02 0.98 | 3.43 0.001 | |||||
Effect size | 0.004 | 0.80 |