Table 2

Time effects analysis for behavioural capacity

Group/variablesGeneral tobacco control attitudesPublic health tobacco control attitudesAdvocacy interest and motivationAdvocacy among family memberAdvocacy among relatives or friends GroupSmoking rateAnti-secondhand smoking behavioursAnti-smoking susceptibility
nMean (SD)*nMean (SD)*nMean (SD)*nX%nX%nX%nMean (SD)*nMean (SD)*
Intervention group
 Baseline4266.27 (3.00) A4263.04 (2.16) A4260.09 (2.39) A2731245.4A3941056.6A426317.28A4266.24 (1.63) A42612.63 (3.28) A
 Time 14267.54 (2.32) B4264.10 (1.42) B4261.27 (1.80) B2981769.1B4121721.8B426245.63A4267.08 (1.34) B42613.90 (2.60) B
 Time 24267.93 (2.32) C4264.24 (4.42) B42612.04 (2.34) C2292268.7C3672456.8C426266.10A4267.60 (1.36) C42614.35 (2.73) C
 F(χ2)154.36 (p<0.01)86.26 (p<0.01)112.00 (p<0.01)64.24 (p<0.01)122.30 (p<0.01)3.29 (p>0.05)153.77 (p<0.01)63.41 (p<0.01)
Control group
 Baseline33816.99 (2.68)33813.78 (1.83)3387.94 (2.06)2199543.432111335.2338308.93386.96 (1.44)33813.75 (2.92)
 Final33817.44 (2.59)33813.76 (1.92)33811.23 (2.11)2219844.331510834.3338209.53387.11 (1.44)33813.54 (3.22)
 t(χ2)3.63 (p<0.01)0.23 (NS)0.76 (NS)0.20 (NS)0.14 (NS)0.63 (NS)2.50 (p<0.05)1.69 (p>0.05)
  • * Same letters among groups reflect no group difference and different letters a significant difference at p≤0.05 in intervention group.