Table 5 Unadjusted and adjusted nutrition knowledge and attitude score
DESCRIPTIVE (baseline) | MODELd | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Intervention | Control | Crude modela | Adjusted modelb | ||||||
N | Mean (SD) | N | Mean (SD) | Comparative statisticc | Comparative statisticc | 95% CI | p | ICC | |
Nutrition knowledge score (%) | |||||||||
Overall | 563 | 60.16 (16.86) | 482 | 57.82 (19.41) | 3.58 | 4.76 | 0.52, 8.99 | 0.03* | 0.049 |
Gender | |||||||||
Boys | 297 | 60.67 (17.11) | 253 | 57.15 (20.96) | 5.17 | 6.02 | 0.93, 11.11 | 0.02* | 0.055 |
Girls | 266 | 59.59 (16.58) | 229 | 58.56 (17.55) | 2.24 | 2.92 | −1.52, 7.37 | 0.20 | 0.051 |
Location | |||||||||
Urban | 324 | 64.38 (15.42) | 295 | 56.81 (20.17) | 5.78 | 8.07 | 2.14, 14.01 | 0.008** | 0.056 |
Rural | 239 | 54.44 (17.06) | 187 | 59.41 (18.09) | 0.81 | 0.90 | −3.75, 5.55 | 0.71 | 0.020 |
Ethnicity | |||||||||
Malay | 433 | 58.29 (16.17) | 434 | 58.25 (19.44) | 1.76 | 2.30 | −1.75, 6.35 | 0.27 | 0.033 |
Non-Malay | 130 | 66.38 (17.65) | 48 | 53.96 (18.88) | 9.96 | 10.41 | 1.86, 18.95 | 0.02* | 0.071 |
Nutrition attitude score (%) | |||||||||
Overall | 563 | 67.27 (10.42) | 482 | 68.03 (10.38) | −0.82 | 0.01 | −1.35, 1.37 | 0.99 | 0.011 |
Gender | |||||||||
Boys | 297 | 66.53 (10.15) | 253 | 67.01 (10.90) | −0.37 | 0.36 | −1.72, 2.44 | 0.73 | 0.031 |
Girls | 266 | 68.10 (10.67) | 229 | 69.15 (9.67) | −1.01 | −0.45 | −1.87, 0.98 | 0.54 | 0.004 |
Location | |||||||||
Urban | 324 | 66.67 (10.81) | 295 | 68.14 (10.58) | −2.01 | 0.18 | −1.38, 1.74 | 0.82 | 0.006** |
Rural | 239 | 68.08 (9.84) | 187 | 67.84 (10.08) | 0 .73 | 0 .64 | −1.79, 3.06 | 0.61 | 0.020 |
Ethnicity | |||||||||
Malay | 433 | 68.75 (10.35) | 434 | 68.61 (10.21) | −0.12 | −0.03 | −1.24, 1.18 | 0.96 | 0.005** |
Non-Malay | 130 | 62.33 (9.10) | 48 | 62.72 (10.47) | 3.53 | 3.67 | −1.26, 8.61 | 0.14 | 0.093 |