Table 2: Descriptive analysis of levels of knowledge and performance of self-care practices in both groups.
|
Groups
|
Pre-intervention |
3 months post-intervention |
6 months post- intervention |
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|
Frequency |
% |
Frequency |
% |
Frequency |
% |
|
|
Control Knowledge of SCP |
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|
Poor knowledge |
19 |
61.30% |
23 |
74.20% |
25 |
80.70% |
|
Good knowledge |
12 |
38.70% |
8 |
25.80% |
6 |
19.30% |
|
Performance of SCP |
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|
Poor performance |
24 |
77.40% |
22 |
71.00% |
20 |
64.50% |
|
Good performance |
7 |
22.60% |
9 |
29.00% |
11 |
35.50% |
|
Experimental Knowledge of SCP |
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|
Poor knowledge |
35 |
60.30% |
16 |
27.60% |
1 |
1.70% |
|
Good knowledge |
23 |
39.70% |
42 |
72.40% |
57 |
98.30% |
|
Performance of SCP |
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|
Poor performance |
37 |
63.80% |
20 |
34.50% |
5 |
8.60% |
|
Good performance |
21 |
39.20% |
38 |
65.50% |
53 |
91.40% |