Table 1 Clinical and demographic characteristics of the participants and their average knowledge scores (n = 149)
Variable | Number of participants (%) | Knowledge score (mean ± standard deviation) | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|
Age mean (SD) | 45.67 (9.92) | 7.073 ± 1.89 | |
Gender | |||
Male n (%) | 104 (69.7%) | 6.99 ± 1.57 | 0.602 |
Female n (%) | 45 (30.2%) | 7.15 ± 2.01 | |
Marital status | |||
Married | 110 (73.8%) | 7.13 ± 1.78 | 0.327 |
Not married | 32 (21.5%) | 6.89 ± 1.93 | |
Divorced/separated | 7 (4.7%) | 6.14 ± 1.31 | |
Education level | |||
None | 2 (1.34) | 3 ± 0.011 | < 0.001 |
High school | 3 (2.01) | 6.15 ± 0.03 | |
University | 108 (72.4) | 6.43 ± 1.33 | |
University and Master or Doctorate) | 36 (24.16) | 9.35 ± 0.63 | |
Child(ren) in house | |||
Yes | 95 (63.7) | 7.05 ± 1.72 | 0.847 |
No | 54 (36.2) | 7.11 ± 1.98 | |
The prevalence of chronic diseases among participants | |||
Asthma | 3 (2.01) | 6.8 ± 2.04 | 0.839 |
Diabetes mellitus | 48 (32.2) | 7.06 ± 1.85 | |
Hypertension | 54 (36.24) | 7.15 ± 1.81 | |
Cardiovascular diseases | 8 (5.36) | 7.5 ± 1.77 | |
Liver diseases | 20 (13.42) | 7.13 ± 1.36 | |
Kidney diseases | 16 (10.74) | 6.57 ± 1.24 | |