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Table 3 Primary outcome, NKAS, mean percentages at baseline (T1) and four weeks after the start of the theory-based intervention (T2)

Primary outcome NKAS¹	T1			T2			p-value
Primary outcome NKAS¹	Mean	SD	95% CI	Mean	SD	95% CI	p-value
Intervention ward	67.0	±11.2	62.0-71.9	73.7	±9.6	63.7-83.7	0.028^1,2
Control ward	67.8	±8.1	62.4-73.3	71.8	±9.5	63.1-80.1	0.671^1,2

¹ The internal dropout for NKAS between T1 and T2 was 16 respondents from the intervention ward and three respondents from the control ward.
² The Wilcoxon sign test was used to analyse primary outcome NKAS in paired groups between T1 and T2.

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