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Table 2 Studies reporting mean and SD of the knowledge and attitude of the subjects as separate variables before and after the training

From: The change in attitude and knowledge of health care personnel and general population following trainings provided during integration of mental health in Primary Health Care in Iran: a systematic review

Study

 

Knowledge

Attitude

Author

Sample

Before M (SD)

After M (SD)

Score

Range

Statistical sig.

Before

M (SD)

After

M (SD)

Score

Range

Statistical sig.

Motallebi, 1996

Behvarz

15.43(5.04)

32.52(2.84)

0–38

t = 30.99

p < 0.01

8.39(2.23)

12.58(1.41)

0–26

t = 16

p < 0.01

Davasaz, 2004

General population

        
 

Experimental

36.36(8.4)

46.9(4.78)

0–58

F = 107.26

6.29(5.7)

14.51(3.36)

0-22

F = 56.43

 

Control 1*

32.73(8.85)

35.96(5.44)

0–51

df = 2,270

6.36(4.04)

6.65(3.67)

 

df = 2,264

 

Control 2*

32.04(6.68)

30.94(4.44)

0–42

p < 0.0001

4.43(3.01)

5.20(2.79)

 

P < 0.0001

Bolhari, 1995

General

population

        
 

Experimental

-

-

-

-

14.33(2.87)

14.7(3.07)

0-22

t = 2.21**

p < 0.05

 

Control

    

14.44(2.91)

14(3.04)

  

Shahmohammadi,

1990

General

population

        
 

Experimental

-

-

-

-

18.79(22.27)

23.12(24.34)

0–30

t = 9.44**

p < 0.01

 

Control

    

18.25(22.75)

20.18(28.75)

  
  1. * Control 1 has been selected from the same village and control 2 from two other villages
  2. ** This comparison has been made between the attitude scores of the experimental and control group after the intervention, while the pretest scores have not been significantly different
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International Journal of Mental Health Systems

ISSN: 1752-4458