Impact of health education intervention on knowledge and perception of cervical cancer and screening for women in Ghana

Table 4 Independent samples t-test on Pretest Scores on Cervical Cancer and Screening for the Intervention group (Elmina) and control group (Kissi)

Variables	Categories	N	Mean	Std. Dev.	Mean Difference	t	df	P-value
Knowledge of cervical cancer	Elmina	396	3.44	2.19	0.92	5.78	777.931	0.001
Knowledge of cervical cancer	Kissi	386	2.53	2.24
Knowledge of cervical cancer screening	Elmina	396	2.49	1.07	0.06	0.76	780	0.224
Knowledge of cervical cancer screening	Kissi	386	2.43	1.04
Perceived susceptibility	Elmina	396	18.37	3.75	0.37	1.38	780	0.084
Perceived susceptibility	Kissi	386	18.00	3.71
Perceived seriousness	Elmina	396	23.94	3.88	0.95	3.24	780	0.001
Perceived seriousness	Kissi	386	22.99	4.32
Perceived benefits	Elmina	396	20.39	2.66	0.02	0.11	780	0.457
Perceived benefits	Kissi	386	20.37	2.72
Perceived barriers	Elmina	396	20.57	3.92	0.39	1.54	764.656	0.062
Perceived barriers	Kissi	386	20.17	3.31

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