Table 2: Number and percentage of knowledge, stress level, and stress management of participants between intervention and control groups (N=142).
| Variables |
Intervention Group (n=72) |
Control Group (n=70) |
| Pre-test |
Post-test |
Follow-up |
Pre-test |
Post-test |
Follow-up |
| n(%) |
n(%) |
n(%) |
n(%) |
n(%) |
n(%) |
| Knowledge |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| High (≥ 8 scores) |
6(8.3) |
26(36.1) |
35(48.6) |
11(15.7) |
14(20.0) |
23(32.9) |
| Moderate (6-7 scores) |
23(32.0) |
36(50.0) |
31(43.1) |
18(25.7) |
28(40.0) |
34(48.6) |
| Low (0-5 scores) |
43(59.7) |
10(13.9) |
6(8.3) |
41(58.6) |
28(40.0) |
13(18.5) |
| Stress level |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| High (≥ 64 scores) |
8(11.1) |
2(2.8) |
1(1.4) |
9(12.9) |
3(4.3) |
2(2.9) |
| Moderate (49-63 scores) |
34(47.2) |
22(30.6) |
17(23.6) |
36(51.4) |
34(48.6) |
31(44.3) |
| Low (0-48 scores) |
30(41.7) |
48(66.6) |
54(75.0) |
25(35.7) |
33(47.1) |
37(52.8) |
| Stress management |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| High (≥ 32 scores) |
8(11.1) |
19(26.4) |
29(40.3) |
15(21.4) |
16(22.9) |
19(27.1) |
| Moderate (25-31 scores) |
29(40.3) |
49(68.1) |
40(55.6) |
17(24.3) |
37(52.9) |
37(52.9) |
| Low (0-24 scores) |
35(48.6) |
4(5.5) |
3(4.1) |
38(54.3) |
17(24.2) |
14(20.0) |