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Table 3 Mean nutrition knowledge scores and individual dietary diversity by intervention group and intervention phase

From: Effectiveness of participatory trainings in improving nutrition knowledge and dietary diversity in rural Bangladesh

 

All (1)

Control (2)

Nutrition Education (3)

Nutrition education with gender (4)

 

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

Pre-intervention

        

 Dietary recommendations sub-score

5.10

1.806

4.97

2.646

5.02

3.035

5.31

2.274

 Food groups and nutrients sub-score

6.99

4.357

6.93

5.859

7.15

7.075

6.89

5.927

 Diet-related diseases sub-score

1.36

0.961

1.44

1.641

1.23

1.141

1.40

0.924

 Child and maternal nutrition sub-score

6.09

2.322

6.21

3.214

6.17

3.388

5.89

3.225

 Nutrition knowledge score

19.54

5.715

19.56

7.777

19.56

8.360

19.49

7.169

 Individual dietary diversity score

7.24

2.092

7.28

4.450

7.17

4.101

7.26

3.555

 Observations

358

117

120

121

Post-intervention

        

 Dietary recommendations sub-score

5.07

1.620

5.03

0.151

4.93

0.145

5.27

0.155

 Food groups and nutrients sub-score

10.00

4.670

8.45

0.468

11.31

0.377

10.21

0.415

 Diet-related diseases sub-score

1.47

0.813

1.33

0.080

1.54

0.073

1.54

0.073

 Child and maternal nutrition sub-score

6.91

2.022

7.13

0.200

6.88

0.190

6.74

0.175

 Nutrition knowledge score

23.46

5.811

21.94

0.572

24.65

0.460

23.76

0.555

 Individual dietary diversity score

7.79

3.110

7.92

0.319

7.68

0.289

7.78

0.262

 Observations

347

113

114

120