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Table 4 Comparison of the mean and standard deviation of the attitude score before and after the intervention in the intervention and control groups

From: Effectiveness of the application of an educational program based on the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) in adopting preventive behaviors among mothers who have thalassemia children in Iran: a randomized controlled trial

Group

Pre-intervention

Post-intervention

Paired t-test

Difference of means

M ± SD

M ± SD

Intervention group

25.1 ± 18.99

29.0 ± 38.46

t = − 19.98

df = 79

P < 0.0001

4.2 ± 65.08

Control group

25.1 ± 16.98

25.1 ± 13.96

t = − 1.42

df = 79

P < 0.15

0.0 ± 1.11

Independent T-test

t = − 0.07

df = 158

P 0.93

t = − 20.81

df = 158

P < 0.0001

t = − 20.03

df = 158

P < 0.0001