The impact of a peer-based education on fruits and vegetables intake among housewives

Table 2 Comparison of the studied variables in the control/intervention group before and after the intervention

Variable	Group	Pre-intervention	Post-intervention	P value**
Variable	Group	Mean ± SD	Mean ± SD	P value**
Benefits of fruits intake	Control	36.5 ± 5.1	37.5 ± 4.5	0.19
	Intervention	37.4 ± 4.6	47.1 ± 2.7	< 0.001
	P value*	0.30	< 0.001
Barriers to fruits intake	Control	26.2 ± 4.2	26.4 ± 5.7	0.79
	Intervention	26.5 ± 2.9	22.1 ± 1.4	< 0.001
	P value*	0.56	< 0.001
Self-efficacy toward fruits intake	Control	16.9 ± 3.5	17.3 ± 3.2	0.45
	Intervention	16.1 ± 3.5	20.3 ± 3.5	< 0.001
	P value*	0.2	< 0.001
Benefits of vegetables intake	Control	32.6 ± 3.9	33.9 ± 3.9	0.09
	Intervention	32.8 ± 3.4	41.5	< 0.001
	P value*	0.81	< 0.001
Barriers to vegetables intake	Control	33.6 ± 3.6	32.3 ± 6.5	0.16
	Intervention	33.1 ± 3.5	27.1	< 0.001
	P value*	0.38	< 0.001
Self-efficacy toward vegetables intake	Control	17.1 ± 3.3	18.1 ± 3.9	0.04
	Intervention	17.2 ± 3.1	22.3	< 0.001
	P value*	0.95	< 0.001
Daily servings of fruits and vegetables	Control	1.98 ± 0.80	2.16 ± 0.76	0.03
	Intervention	1.73 ± 0.77	4.2 ± 0.81	< 0.001
	P value*	0.07	< 0.001

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