Table 4.
Participants’ characteristics and their association with knowledge and attitude categories (n = 480). Test applied: chi-square test.
| Variable | Knowledge | Attitude | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Low and Moderate (n = 416) |
Excellent (n = 64) |
p-Value | Low and Moderate (n = 424) |
Excellent (n = 56) |
p-Value | ||
| Age group (years) | Less than 30 years 30 to 45 years Above 45 years |
190 165 125 |
159 (83.7) 149 (90.3) 108 (86.4) |
31 (16.3) 16 (9.7) 17 (13.6) |
0.187 | 163 (85.8) 149 (90.3) 112 (89.6) |
27 (14.2) 16 (9.7) 13 (10.4) |
0.366 |
| Gender | Male Female |
305 175 |
266 (87.2) 150 (85.7) |
39 (12.8) 25 (14.3) |
0.369 | 268 (87.9) 156 (89.1) |
37 (12.1) 19 (10.9) |
0.397 |
| Marital status | Married Unmarried |
361 119 |
314 (87.0) 102 (85.7) |
47 (13.0) 17 (14.3) |
0.415 | 326 (90.3) 98 (82.4) |
35 (9.7) 21 (17.6) |
0.019 * |
| Employment status | Public sector job Private job/self-employed Unemployed Retired |
195 111 102 72 |
173 (88.7) 92 (82.9) 91 (89.2) 60 (83.3) |
22 (11.3) 19 (17.1) 11 (10.8) 12 (16.7) |
0.512 | 175 (89.7) 100 (90.1) 85 (83.3) 64 (88.9) |
20 (10.3) 11 (9.9) 17 (16.7) 8 (11.1) |
0.461 |
| Education level | Up to high school University or higher |
179 301 |
165 (92.2) 251 (83.4) |
14 (7.8) 50 (16.6) |
0.006 * |
158 (88.3) 266 (88.4) |
21 (11.7) 35 (11.6) |
0.973 |
| Income ** (monthly) | Less than SAR 5000 SAR 5000 to 10,000 More than SAR 10,000 |
161 172 147 |
137 (85.1) 145 (84.3) 134 (91.2) |
24 (14.9) 27 (15.7) 13 (8.8) |
0.154 |
143 (88.8) 152 (88.4) 129 (87.8) |
18 (11.1) 20 (11.6) 18 (12.2) |
0.958 |
| Presence of any chronic diseases | Yes No |
124 356 |
103 (83.1) 313 (87.9) |
21 (16.9) 43 (12.1) |
0.113 | 101 (81.5) 323 (90.7) |
23 (18.5) 33 (9.3) |
0.006 * |
| Previous participation in health research | Yes No |
73 407 |
54 (74.0) 362 (88.9) |
19 (26.0) 45 (11.1) |
0.005 * | 60 (82.2) 364 (89.4) |
13 (17.8) 43 (10.6) |
0.206 |
* Significant value (p < 0.05). ** 1 USD = SAR 3.75.