Table 3 Comparisons between the intervention and the control group in perceived preparedness, perceived knowledge, actual knowledge and detection of new cases
Intervention | Control | Mann–Whitney Test | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
(n = 11) | (n = 14) | ||||
Median (Min/max) | Median (Min/max) | U | Effect size (r) | P-value | |
Perceived Preparedness | |||||
Baseline | 3.55 (2.22-6.11) | 4.77 (2.44-5.67) | 50.0 | .30 | .138 |
Post-intervention | 5.22 (3.67-5.89) | 4.27 (2.78-6.11) | 31.0 | .50 | .012 |
12-month | 4.77 (3.67-5.89) | 3.77 (2.33-5.44) | 36.0 | .45 | .024 |
Perceived knowledge | |||||
Baseline | 3.06 (1.50-5.75) | 3.59 (1.38-4.44) | 72.0 | .05 | .784 |
Post-intervention | 5.31 (3.38-5.94) | 3.87 (2.25-5.44) | 15.0 | .68 | .001 |
12-month | 5.31 (3.38-5.88) | 3.50 (2.19-5.19) | 27.5 | .54 | .007 |
Actual knowledge | |||||
Baseline | 20.0 (16.0-27.0) | 17.0 (8.0-26.0) | 28.0 | .54 | .007 |
Post-intervention | 27.0 (13.0-31.0) | 17.0 (12.0-28.0) | 43.0 | .37 | .061 |
12-month | 21.0 (15.0-28.0) | 18.0 (12.0-25.0) | 41.0 | .40 | .047 |
Detection of new cases 1,2 | n (%) | n (%) | χ2 | df | p-value |
Baseline | 5 (45.5) | 9 (64.3) | .887 | 1 | .435 |
12-month | 7 (63.6) | 12 (85.7) | 1.646 | 1 | .350 |