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Table 2 DID analysis of background knowledge and awareness of EBM sources, attitude, competence, and practices of EBM between intervention and control groups during baseline and end-line surveys (n1 = n2 = 96)

From: The effect of capacity building evidence-based medicine training on its implementation among healthcare professionals in Southwest Ethiopia: a controlled quasi-experimental outcome evaluation

Variables

Intervention group

Control group

DID

Baseline

End line

Difference (EL-BL)

Baseline

Follow up

Difference (EL-BL)

Background Knowledge and awareness of EBM sources

56.2%

63.9%

7.7%*

58.3%

60.9%

2.6%

5.1%

Attitude of EBM

67.4%

81.9%

14.5%***

62.5%

69.0%

6.5%

8.0%**

Competence

42.7%

65.1%

22.4%***

51.0%

56.3%

5.3%

17.1%***

Practice of EBM

38.2%

51.8%

14.2%***

43.8%

46.0%

2.2%

11.4%**

  1. NB: *P < 0.05, **P < 0.01, ***P < 0.001, EL = End Line, BL = Base Line, DID = Difference in difference, EBM = Evidence based medicine