Table 3 Comparison of mean scores of awareness, attitude, perceived behavioral control, subjective norms, behavioral intention, physical activity performance, and nutritional performance of the women in the experimental and control groups before and six months after the educational intervention
Variable | Group | Pre-intervention M ± SD | Six months after intervention M ± SD | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Awareness | Experimental | 3.22 ± 8.12 | 2.39 ± 17.10 | 0.001 |
|  | Control | 3.12 ± 8.25 | 3.15 ± 8.32 | 0.257 |
| Â | Independent-sample T-test | 0.202 | 0.001 | Â |
Attitude | Experimental | 4.48 ± 28.19 | 5.16 ± 62.20 | 0.001 |
|  | Control | 4.39 ± 27.55 | 4.13 ± 29.02 | 0.208 |
| Â | Independent-sample T-test | 0.237 | 0.001 | Â |
Perceived behavioral control | Experimental | 4.93 ± 25.26 | 5.52 ± 60.18 | 0.001 |
|  | Control | 4.77 ± 26.19 | 4.21 ± 29.06 | 0.218 |
| Â | Independent-sample T-test | 0.242 | 0.001 | Â |
Subjective norms | Experimental | 20.14 ± 4.15 | 4.86 ± 40.19 | 0.001 |
|  | Control | 22.01 ± 4.04 | 24.25 ± 4.11 | 0.24 |
| Â | Independent-sample T-test | 0.233 | 0.001 | Â |
physical activity behavioral intention | Experimental | 18.18 ± 4.10 | 42.39 ± 4.50 | 0.001 |
|  | Control | 19.06 ± 4.03 | 21.03 ± 4.09 | 0.235 |
| Â | Independent-sample T-test | 0.228 | 0.001 | Â |
Nutritional behavioral intention | Experimental | 19.80 ± 4.28 | 41.88 ± 4.35 | 0.001 |
|  | Control | 22.14 ± 4.83 | 20.86 ± 4.94 | 0.231 |
| Â | Independent-sample T-test | 0.218 | 0.001 | Â |
Physical activity performance | Experimental | 7.12 ± 2.25 | 18.08 ± 1.81 | 0.001 |
|  | Control | 8.30 ± 2.18 | 9.95 ± 2.16 | 0.197 |
| Â | Independent-sample T-test | 0.253 | 0.001 | Â |
Nutritional performance | Experimental | 7.01 ± 2.04 | 17.23 ± 2.14 | 0.001 |
|  | Control | 7.22 ± 2.10 | 8.13 ± 2.15 | 0.217 |
| Â | Independent-sample T-test | 0.279 | 0.001 | Â |