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

Table 5 Independent samples t-test on Posttest 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	7.12	1.91	2.21	15.76	780	0.001
Knowledge of cervical cancer	Kissi	386	4.91	2.01
Knowledge of cervical cancer screening	Elmina	396	3.59	0.94	0.74	8.29	646.765	0.001
Knowledge of cervical cancer screening	Kissi	386	2.86	1.49
Perceived susceptibility	Elmina	396	18.24	4.06	0.68	2.30	780	0.022
Perceived susceptibility	Kissi	386	18.93	4.24
Perceived seriousness	Elmina	396	26.20	3.46	2.24	8.85	780	0.001
Perceived seriousness	Kissi	386	23.96	3.62
Perceived benefits	Elmina	396	21.89	2.77	2.49	12.11	780	0.001
Perceived benefits	Kissi	386	19.39	2.98
Perceived barriers	Elmina	396	21.54	3.78	1.63	5.98	780	0.001
Perceived barriers	Kissi	386	19.91	3.82

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