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Table 4 Mean difference in Knowledge, attitude & practices scores within groups after the intervention

From: Effectiveness of intensive healthcare waste management training model among health professionals at teaching hospitals of Pakistan: a quasi-experimental study

Variables

Intervention

Control

Health staff

Pre mean (SD)

Post mean (SD)

p value

Pre mean (SD)

Post mean (SD)

p value

Knowledge

12.80 (3.28)

18.59 (2.25)

0.000

12.75 (3.29)

12.88 (3.32)

0.932

Attitude

27.38 (7.63)

34.12 (4.17)

0.000

27.30 (7.63)

27.00 (7.54)

0.738

Practices

11.26 (4.04)

14.81 (2.50)

0.000

11.00 (5.49)

11.05 (5.58)

0.912

Sanitary workers

Knowledge

8.30 (3.12)

12.96 (3.07)

0.000

7.59 (2.45)

7.50 (2.41)

0.47

Attitude

27.80 (8.27)

31.84 (4.91)

0.021

26.77 (8.95)

26.80 (9.12)

1.000

Practices

2.50 (3.82)

9.23 (3.03)

0.000

2.59 (3.78)

2.46 (3.7)

1.000