Table 3 Knowledge, beliefs, perceptions and experiences about pulses food among female adolescents in Northwest Ethiopia, 2022
Variables | Baseline | End-line | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
IG freq (%) | CG freq (%) | X2 P value | IG freq (%) | CG Freq (%) | X2 P value | |
Commitment to prepare and consume pulses | 153 (56.88) | 156 (56.12) | 0.86 | 208 (77.32) | 201 (72.30) | 0.18 |
Pulses taste-related barrier to consume pulses | 44 (16.36) | 59 (21.22) | 0.15 | 45 (16.73) | 57 (20.50) | 0.26 |
Self-efficacy beliefs to consume pulses | 197 (73.23) | 185 (66.55) | 0.09 | 218 (81.04) | 231 (83.09) | 0.53 |
Perceived benefit of consuming pulses | 190 (70.63) | 192 (69.06) | 0.69 | 239 (88.85) | 240 (89.22) | 0.37 |
Interpersonal influence to consume pulses | 93 (34.57) | 104 (37.41) | 0.49 | 101 (37.55) | 79 (28.42) | 0.02 |
Knowledge/skill/ and accessibility barriers to consume pulses | 70 (26.02) | 58 (20.86) | 0.15 | 70 (26.02) | 59 (21.22) | 0.15 |