Table 5.
Factors associated with the northern Saudi general population’s knowledge and attitude towards CTs. The test applied: binomial logistic regression analysis (n = 480).
| Variables | Knowledge (Poor and Moderate vs. Excellent) |
Attitude (Poor and Moderate vs. Excellent) |
|||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adjusted Odds Ratio (AOR) **/95% Confidence Interval (CI) | p-Value | AOR ** (95% CI) | p-Value | ||
| Age group (years) | Less than 30 years 30 to 45 years Above 45 years |
Ref. 0.56 (0.29–1.09) 0.79 (0.41–1.54) |
0.088 0.500 |
Ref. 0.66 (0.38–1.31) 0.73 (0.35–1.50) |
0.238 0.389 |
| Gender | Male Female |
Ref. 1.12 (0.63–2.01) |
0.704 |
Ref. 1.02 (0.54–1.91) |
0.960 |
| Marital status | Married Unmarried |
Ref. 1.14 (0.61–2.11) |
0.689 |
Ref. 1.84 (1.17–2.98) |
0.035 * |
| Employment status | Public sector job Private job/self-employed Unemployed Retired |
Ref. 1.24 (0.50–3.06) 0.98 (0.44–2.18) 1.48 (0.58–3.74) |
0.637 0.951 0.411 |
Ref. 0.48 (0.19–1.20) 0.54 (0.26–1.15) 0.55 (0.21–1.44) |
0.117 0.111 0.225 |
| Education level | Up to high school University or higher |
Ref. 1.73 (1.15–2.84) |
0.031 * |
Ref. 1.15 (0.60–2.18) |
0.677 |
| Income (monthly) | Less than SAR 5000 SAR 5000 to 10,000 More than SAR 10,000 |
Ref. 0.62 (0.31–1.19) 1.58 (0.79–2.74) |
0.148 0.728 |
Ref. 1.06 (0.57–1.98) 0.91 (0.53–2.11) |
0.854 0.512 |
| Presence of any chronic diseases | Yes No |
Ref. 0.66 (0.37–1.18) |
0.159 |
Ref. 0.71 (0.54–0.91) |
0.008 * |
| Previous participation in health research | Yes No |
Ref. 0.63 (0.47–0.89) |
0.007 * |
Ref. 0.49 (0.23–1.04) |
0.062 |
* Significant value (two-tailed). ** Adjusted variables in logistic regression (enter method) age group, gender, married status, employment status, education level, income, presence of chronic diseases, and previous participation in health research.