Table 3. Relationship between the level of knowledge toward rhinoplasty complications in regard to their attitude and the socio-demographic characteristics of the female high school students (n=413).
§P-value has been calculated using the chi-squared test.
| Factor | Level of knowledge | P-value§ | |
| Poor (n=255), N(%) | Good (n=158), N (%) | ||
| Age group | |||
| 14-15 years | 40 (15.7%) | 21 (13.3%) | 0.499 |
| 16 years | 96 (37.6%) | 54 (34.2%) | |
| 17 years | 119 (46.7%) | 83 (52.5%) | |
| School area in Riyadh | |||
| Eastern area | 89 (34.9%) | 67 (42.4%) | 0.386 |
| Middle area | 31 (12.2%) | 11 (07.0%) | |
| Northern area | 79 (31.0%) | 47 (29.7%) | |
| Southern area | 25 (09.8%) | 15 (09.5%) | |
| Western area | 31 (12.2%) | 18 (11.4%) | |
| Place of birth | |||
| Inside Riyadh City | 190 (74.5%) | 130 (82.3%) | 0.066 |
| Outside Riyadh City | 65 (25.5%) | 28 (17.7%) | |
| Father’s education | |||
| High school or below | 71 (27.8%) | 47 (29.7%) | 0.677 |
| Bachelor or higher | 184 (72.2%) | 111 (70.3%) | |
| Mother’s education | |||
| High school or below | 90 (35.3%) | 50 (31.6%) | 0.446 |
| Bachelor or higher | 165 (64.7%) | 108 (68.4%) | |
| Having relatives or friends undergone rhinoplasty | |||
| Yes | 119 (46.7%) | 80 (50.6%) | 0.433 |
| No | 136 (53.3%) | 78 (49.4%) | |
| Perceived happiness about nose | |||
| Happy | 127 (49.8%) | 74 (46.8%) | 0.841 |
| Not happy | 50 (19.6%) | 33 (20.9%) | |
| Do not care | 78 (30.6%) | 51 (32.3%) | |
| Interest in rhinoplasty | |||
| Yes | 66 (25.9%) | 40 (25.3%) | 0.898 |
| No | 189 (74.1%) | 118 (74.7%) | |