Table 5 Post intervention mean differences in knowledge, attitude, self-efficacy, savvy, help, information, presence, and responsiveness in the three groups Mekelle, Tigray

Knowledge

MFI-MI

0.98

0.91

8.04

0.004*

MFI-CG

8.37

0.003*

4.3

0.19

MI-CG

7.40

0.01*

−3.67

0.31

Attitude

MFI-MI

6.02

0.00*

6.04

0.001*

MFI-CG

6.04

0.00*

9.13

0.001*

MI-CG

0.02

1.00

3.08

0.03

Savvy

MFI-MI

4.17

0.001*

5.61

0.001*

MFI-CG

3.20

0.01*

0.85

0.84

MI-CG

−0.96

0.67

−4.75

0.006*

Help

MFI-MI

2.46

0.01*

2.68

0.01*

MFI-CG

1.13

0.39

2.06

0.07

MI-CG

−1.32

0.28

− 0.62

0.78

Information

MFI-MI

2.52

0.004*

2. 29

0.001*

MFI-CG

2.37

0.008*

−0.01

1.00

MI-CG

− 0.15

0.98

−2.30

0.001*

Presence

MFI-MI

1.20

0.26

−0.01

1.00

MFI-CG

1.16

0.29

−0.79

0.66

MI-CG

−0.04

0.99

−0.77

0.67

Responsiveness

MFI-MI

0.78

0.08

2.97

0.001*

MFI-CG

0.22

0.82

0.26

0.88

MI-CG

−0.57

0.27

2.71

0.001*

Self-efficacy

MFI-MI

2.61

0.19

FMI-CG

2.51

0.22

MI-CG

−0.10

0.99