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Table 8 Comparison of mean rank in median difference of combined and individual categories before and after the interventions, over two intervention groups and control at the end of the study

From: Effects of health educational and participatory consumer group interventions in improving food handling practices in regional director of health services area Kalutara, Sri Lanka: non-randomized controlled community trial

Difference of inspection score before & after the intervention study

Educational package

Participatory consumer group

Control

Independent samples

Kruskal – Wallis test value*

p value

Mean Rank

Mean Rank

Mean Rank

Difference of combined inspection score in both Food establishments and food handlers

76.72

96.96

48.79

31.144

p < 0.0001

Difference of inspection score of food establishments only

72.73

96.44

57.7

20.913

p < 0.0001

Difference of inspection score of food handlers only

75.48

96.45

54.57

23.275

p < 0.0001