Application of protection motivation theory (PMT) on skin cancer preventive behaviors amongst primary school students in rural areas of Fasa city-Iran

Table 3 Comparison of demographic variables of students in the experimental and the control groups

Variable		Experimental group N = 200		Control group N = 200		Significance level
		Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Gender	Female	108	54	112	56	0.197
	Male	92	46	88	44
Father’s occupation	Employed	78	39	82	41	0.262
	Self-employed	122	61	118	59
Mother’s occupation	Employed	42	21	38	19	0.257
	Housewife	158	79	162	81
Father’s educational level	Illiterate	2	1	4	2	0.163
	primary school	28	14	32	16
	middle school	50	25	44	22
	High school	84	42	76	38
	Academic	36	18	44	22
Mother’s educational level	Illiterate	4	2	6	3	0.178
	primary school	30	15	36	18
	middle school	60	30	56	28
	High school	86	43	78	39
	Academic	20	10	24	12

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