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. 2023 Aug 18;23:1582. doi: 10.1186/s12889-023-16515-9

Table 3.

Statistical association of awareness and performance levels with study population characteristics

Variables Awareness Performance
Median IQR p-value* Median IQR p-value*
Gender
 Male 3.00 3.00 0.001 34 14 < 0.001
 Female 3.00 3.00 37 14
Age
 18–29 3.00 4.00 0.03 36.00 13.00 0.75
 30–39 3.00 3.00 36.00 16.00
 40–49 4.00 4.00 34.50 16.00
 50–64 3.00 3.00 36.00 14.00
Provinces
 Beirut 3.00 4.00 0.31 36.00 14.00 0.26
 Mount Lebanon 3.00 4.00 37.00 13.00
 Beqaa 4.00 3.00 37.00 16.00
 North Lebanon 3.00 3.00 36.00 13.00
 South Lebanon 3.00 3.00 34.00 14.00
 Baalbek – Hermel 3.00 4.00 34.00 11.00
 Akkar 3.00 2.00 35.00 13.00
 Nabatieh 3.00 3.00 37.00 18.00
Educational level
 High School degree 3.00 3.00 < 0.001 35.00 15.00 0.075
 Bachelor’s degree 3.00 3.00 37.00 12.00
 Master’s degree 4.00 3.00 35.00 15.00
 PharmD, Ph.D. degrees and postdoctoral fellowship 4.00 4.00 34.00 16.00
University status
 Student 3.00 3.00 0.21 36.00 14.00 0.25
 Staff 3.00 3.00 38.00 14.00
 Faculty 3.50 4.00 33.50 13.00
Field of study
 Pharmacy, health, medical, natural sciences 3.00 3.00 0.94 37.00 14.00 0.01
 Other fields of study 3.00 3.00 35.00 14.00
 Staff 3.00 4.00 37.00 13.00
 Missing 3.00 3.00 36.00 14.00

*Values in bold show significant p-values less than 0.05