Table 2 Comparison of nutritional knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors of children in Kerman city in 1400 before and after the implementation of the training program on principles of proper nutrition (n = 70)
Variables | Tim-Group | Pre-intervention M ± SD | Post-intervention M ± SD | Intragroup Differences | Paired t-test | P- value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Knowledge | Intervention | 19.62 ± 1.41 | 31.05 ± 2.43 | 11.45 | -25.74 | < .001 |
Control | 20.25 ± 1.40 | 19.74 ± 1.46 | -.51 | 1.97 | .057 | |
Independent t-test | -1.86 | 23.55 | 23.21 | |||
P-value | .066 | < .001 | < .001 | |||
Attitudes | Intervention | 23.94 ± 1.69 | 38.74 ± 2.59 | 14.80 | -25.05 | < .001 |
Control | 23.85 ± 3.13 | 23.00 ± 2.44 | -.85 | 1.96 | .058 | |
Independent t-test | .15 | 26.11 | 21.32 | |||
P-value | .887 | < .001 | < .001 | |||
Behaviors | Intervention | 21.97 ± 1.75 | 28.02 ± 2.61 | 6.05 | -12.92 | < .001 |
Control | 21.11 ± 2.78 | 21.68 ± 2.73 | .57 | -1.90 | .062 | |
Independent t-test | 1.54 | 9.92 | 10.20 | |||
P-value | .128 | < .001 | < .001 |