Research Article

The Effect of Educational Intervention Based on Theory of Planned Behavior Approach on Complementary Feeding: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Table 3

Change in mother’s knowledge and attitude towards complementary feeding practice after intervention.

Knowledge scoreBeforeAfterDiff value

Knowledge20.3<0.001
Attitude score
Benefit of giving nutritious complementary food0.10.003
Enjoyment on giving nutritious complementary food1.8<0.001
Benefit of giving complementary food based on caloric need0.40.048
Enjoyment on giving complementary food based on caloric need-0.5<0.001
Benefit of giving homemade complementary food1.0<0.001
Enjoyment on giving homemade complementary food2.0<0.001
Benefit of giving packaged complementary food5.6<0.001
Enjoyment on giving packaged complementary food3.8<0.001
Benefit of complementary feeding online education0.80.030
Enjoyment on complementary feeding online education-0.10.017
Overall attitude score1.5<0.001

Statistically significant at based on the paired -test.