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Table 2 Distribution of the scores of four life skills and financial literacy among ASHAs before and after the intervention in the intervention and control groups

From: Evaluation of a training program for life skills education and financial literacy to community health workers in India: a quasi-experimental study

Characteristics

Intervention group (n = 86)

Control group (n = 85)

Pre-test

Post-test

P value

Pre-test

Post-test

P value

Communication skills

mean (SD)

6.1 (1.7)

11.5 (2.1)

< 0.001

6.1 (2.1)

6.2 (2.0)

0.8

Confidence skills

Mean (SD)

15.9 (4.0)

24.0 (3.7)

< 0.001

18.5 (5.9)

19.5 (4.4)

0.2

Problem-solving and decision-making skillsa

Median (IQR)

2.0 (0–4.0)

8.0 (7.0–9.0)

< 0.001

2.0 (0–5.0)

0 (0–3.0)

0.02

Time and stress management skillsa Median (IQR)

4.5 (2.0–6.0)

10.0 (8.0–13.0)

< 0.001

5.0 (1.0–7.0)

5.0 (2.0–7.0)

0.3

Financial literacy

4.6 (2.4)

16.2 (3.3)

< 0.001

6.0 (3.2)

9.9 (4.2)

< 0.001

  1. Abbreviations: SD Standard Deviation, IQR Interquartile Range
  2. aWilcoxon signed-rank test was run
  3. P value < 0.05 was considered significant and highlighted in bold