Table 3 Mean score of knowledge, perceived sensitivity, perceived severity, perceived benefits, perceived barriers, self-efficacy, cues to action and mothers’ feeding behaviors in experimental and control groups before and three months after the educational intervention

Knowledge

experimental

4.25±0.56

8.18±0.92

+3.93

0.001

control

4.16±0.74

4.58±0.80

+0.42

0.226

p-value

0.238

0.001

Perceived sensitivity

experimental

10.34±1.50

26.66±1.48

+16.31

0.001

control

11.16±1.38

11.94±1.41

+0.78

0.204

p-value

0.218

0.001

Perceived severity

experimental

10.36±1.28

26.74±1.14

+16.37

0.001

control

9.28±1.24

10.26±1.22

+0.97

0.188

p-value

0.190

0.001

Perceived benefits

experimental

14.58±2.43

34.22±2.75

+19.64

0.001

control

15.12±2.39

16.26±2.42

+1.14

0.181

p-value

0.220

0.001

Perceived barriers

experimental

28.82±1.64

14.15±1.47

-14.67

0.001

control

28.23±1.70

27.39±1.68

-0.84

0.176

p-value

0.244

0.001

Perceived self-efficacy

experimental

18.29±2.46

34.12±2.82

+15.83

0.001

control

20.08±2.39

22.86±2.40

+2.78

0.152

p-value

0.165

0.001

Cues to action

experimental

12.62±1.57

25.28±1.46

+12.65

0.001

control

14.58±1.62

14.88±1.57

+0.29

0.214

p-value

0.144

0.001

Mothers’ feeding behaviors

experimental

4.32±0.72

10.18±0.83

+5.86

0.001

control

4.69±0.60

4.78±0.65

+0.09

0.223

p-value

0.202

0.001