Comparison of Year 2 and Year 4 participants’ nutrition competence in the four constructs and associations between the nutrition constructs
| Mean score (n=75) | ||||
| Year 2 | Year 4 | P value | Associations between scores | |
| Nutrition mean (SD) out of 35 | 18.4 (4.6) | 19.4 (4.1) | 0.045 | Skills: x2=41.84, p=0.0001 |
| Counsel: x2=25.17, p=0.0001 | ||||
| Skills mean (SD) out of 55 | 30.9 (7.8) | 32.9 (6.5) | 0.010 | Knowledge: x2=41.84, p=0.0001 |
| Counsel: x2=45.44, p=0.0001 | ||||
| Attitude: x2=4.58, p=0.01 | ||||
| Counsel mean (SD) out of 45 | 27.98 (5.9) | 30.4 (5.0) | 0.0001 | |
| Attitude mean (SD) out of 40 | 35.0 (3.6) | 35.2 (3.4) | ns | |
| Total average for four constructs out of 175 | 112.28 (17.3) | 117.9 (14.5) | ||
Nutrition=confidence in nutrition knowledge. Skills=confidence in nutrition skills. Counsel=confidence to counsel in nutrition. Attitude=attitudes towards nutrition
ns, not significant.