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Table 5 Comparison of the behavior change model (EPPM) constructs between the intervention and control group at baseline and endline

From: Mobile phone short message service (SMS) as a malaria control tool: a quasi-experimental study

EPPM Constructs

Intervention group

Control group

Baseline n = 166

Endline n = 164

Diffience

Baseline n = 166

Endline n = 162

Difference

Mean (SD)

Mean (SD)

Mean

Mean (SD)

Mean (SD)

Mean

Threat

 Perceived severity

3.55 (1.11)

3.90 (0.76)

+ 0.35**

4.07

3.53

−0.54***

 Perceived susceptibility

4.15 (0.91)

4.4 (0.60)

+ 0.25**

4.4

3.83

−0.57***

Efficacy

 Response efficacy

4.00 (1.19)

3.99 (0.94)

−0.01

4.04

3.93

−0.11

 Self-efficacy

4.00 (1.00)

4.36 (0.65)

+ 0.36***

4.51

3.91

−0.60***

  1. *p < 0.05
  2. **p < 0.01
  3. ***p < 0.001
  4. SD = Standard deviation