The effectiveness of a model-based health education program on genital warts preventive behaviors: a quasi-experimental study

Table 2 Comparison of HBM constructs in the pre- and post-test in two research groups

Variables	Groups	Pre-test (Mean ± SD)	Post-test (Mean ± SD)	p value
Awareness	Intervention	14.21 ± 5.26	18.68 ± 1.66	< 0.001
	Control	14.49 ± 5.56	15.55 ± 1.36	0.115
	p value	0.752	< 0.001
Perceived susceptibility	Intervention	18.71 ± 5.52	26.27 ± 3.12	< .001
	Control	18.52 ± 6.4	18.77 ± 3.30	.717
	p value	.844	< .001
Perceived severity	Intervention	18.40 ± 4.78	23.84 ± 3.05	< .001
	Control	18.57 ± 4.04	19.16 ± 3.09	.284
	p value	.812	< .001
Perceived barriers	Intervention	29.29. ± 8.57	25.88. ± 5.27	< .001
	Control	29.83 ± 7.62	28.89 ± 4.52	.0770
	p value	.687	< .001
Perceived benefits	Intervention	23.99 ± 2.23	24.32 ± 0.47	.314
	Control	23.79 ± 3.43	23.96 ± 3.72	.716
	p value	.693	.343
Self-efficacy	Intervention	20.03 ± 4.04	23.12 ± 1.95	< .001
	Control	20.04 ± 5.75	20.39 ± 2.29	.543
	p value	.987	.001
Behavior	Intervention	2.77 ± 2.59	3.73 ± 0.52	.002
	Control	2.61 ± 1.24	2.85 ± 0.81	.227
	p value	.630	< .001

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