The effect of educational intervention based on health belief model and social support on testicular self-examination in sample of Iranian men

Table 3 The comparison of average scores of social supports and TSE in experimental and control groups 3 and 6 months after the intervention

variables	group	Before intervention	3 months after the intervention	6 months after the intervention	P-Value
Perceived social support	experimental	38.14 ± 4.20	68.47 ± 4.10	83.58 ± 4.33	0.001
	control	37.81 ± 4.28	38.53 ± 4.35	39.72 ± 4.29	0.148
	P-Value	0.134	0.001	0.001
TSE performance	experimental	8.22 ± 1.35	54.27 ± 3.51	65.17 ± 3.42	0.001
	control	9.09 ± 1.32	11.40 ± 1.16	13.58 ± 1.54	0.162
	P-Value	0.155	0.001	0.001

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