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Table 3 Comparing components between cases and controls group at baseline and the end of study among the Iran University of Medical Sciences staff in 2019 using Mann-Whitney test. No difference between participants at baseline, but significant differences were observed after intervention at most components

From: The effect of education based on health belief model on promoting preventive behaviors of hypertensive disease in staff of the Iran University of Medical Sciences

 

Baseline

End of study

Component

Case

Control

P-value

Case

Control

P-value

Knowledge

2.45 ± 2.14

2.59 ± 2.12

0.503

3.44 ± 1.76

2.55 ± 2.22

0.011

Perceived susceptibility

11.88 ± 2.42

11.52 ± 2.38

0.451

13.27 ± 1.65

11.56 ± 2.30

<  0.001

Perceived severity

13.42 ± 2.58

13.53 ± 2.61

0.780

15.0 ± 1.51

13.66 ± 2.41

0.001

Perceived barriers

19.75 ± 3.01

19.53 ± 3.16

0.625

16.85 ± 2.12

19.62 ± 3.15

<  0.001

Perceived benefits

16.22 ± 2.23

16.58 ± 2.37

0.316

18.16 ± 1.34

16.33 ± 2.31

<  0.001

Cues to action

1.94 ± 1.22

2.0 ± 1.26

0.596

2.03 ± 1.13

1.95 ± 1.24

0.914

Self-efficacy

13.12 ± 2.24

13.55 ± 2.18

0.251

14.61 ± 1.12

13.64 ± 1.92

0.005

Practice

9.25 ± 1.91

9.33 ± 1.84

0.817

12.59 ± 0.79

9.25 ± 1.78

<  0.001