Table 2 Comparison of mean scores of SCT’s constructs within and between intervention and control groups, before and after the training program

Knowledge

Intervention

13.58

0.38

18.54

0.08

 < 0.001

4.96

0.05

Control

13.20

0.41

13.34

0.40

0.16

0.14

0.01

Sig.**

0.50

< 0.001

––––

< 0.001

Outcome expectation

Intervention

46.14

0.90

57.02

0.64

< 0.001

10.88

0.58

Control

46.55

0.78

46.89

0.77

0.74

0.34

1.06

Sig.**

0.73

< 0.001

––––

< 0.001

Self-efficacy

Intervention

29.54

0.34

36.70

0.41

 < 0.001

7.16

0.09

Control

28.57

0.92

28.59

0.97

0.23

0.02

0.07

Sig.**

0.59

< 0.001

––––

< 0.001

Social support

Intervention

15.62

0.63

28.86

0.41

< 0.001

13.24

0.62

Control

16.02

0.39

16.24

0.41

0.23

0.22

0.18

Sig.**

0.59

< 0.001

––––

< 0.001

Self-regulation

Intervention

30.76

0.61

42.72

0.54

< 0.001

11.96

0.73

Control

30.97

0.48

31.26

0.42

0.31

0.28

0.28

Sig.**

0.78

< 0.001

––––

< 0.001