Pre and post intervention health knowledge for the Intervention (n=377) and Control (n=137) groups
| Proportion of correct responses, % (SD) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Control group | Intervention group | Difference Δ,% (Post—Pre values) | Difference in Δ, % (Intervention—Control values) | ||||
| Session | Pre | Post | Pre | Post | Control group | Intervention group | |
| 1. Play football | 64.9 (27.3) | 64.0 (26.4) | 58.5 (29.1)* | 65.9 (27.9) | −0.9 | 7.4† | 8.3‡ |
| 2. Respect others | 75.2 (19.2) | 77.8 (19.6) | 75.6 (19.4) | 78.3 (20.1) | 2.6 | 2.7 | 0.1 |
| 3. Eat a balanced diet | 48.9 (26.9) | 52.0 (25.1) | 42.6 (25.6)* | 64.0 (26.2)* | 3.1 | 21.4† | 18.3‡ |
| 4. Avoid drugs, alcohol and tobacco | 72.5 (21.2) | 76.8 (20.2) | 71.6 (20.5) | 76.9 (19.8) | 4.3 | 5.3 | 1.0 |
| 5. Be active | 47.8 (22.3) | 51.5 (19.9) | 42.0 (21.5)* | 51.8 (21.0) | 3.7 | 9.8† | 6.1‡ |
| 6. Control your weight | 57.7 (25.9) | 60.7 (28.2) | 51.2 (27.6)* | 68.5 (25.1)* | 3.0 | 17.3† | 14.3‡ |
| 7. Wash your hands | 61.7 (27.1) | 68.8 (23.7) | 65.4 (26.3) | 83.3 (23.6)* | 7.1† | 17.9† | 10.8‡ |
| 8. Keep fit | 20.7 (25.8) | 24.1 (26.2) | 20.8 (25.7) | 44.4 (34.1)* | 3.4 | 23.6† | 20.2‡ |
| 9. Drink water | 54.2 (26.8) | 55.6 (27.8) | 51.9 (28.4) | 60.1 (26.0) | 1.4 | 8.2† | 6.8‡ |
| 10. Think positively | 68.8 (16.8) | 66.7 (19.1) | 66.2 (17.0) | 71.9 (20.1)* | −2.1 | 5.7† | 7.8‡ |
| Total | 57.2 (23.9) | 59.8 (23.5) | 54.6 (22.9) | 66.5 (24.2) | 2.6 | 11.9† | 9.4‡ |
*Significant between-group difference at pre or postintervention.
†Significant within-group increase from pre to postintervention.
‡Significant difference in δ-scores for intervention group compared to control group.