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. 2023 Oct 18;15(10):e47257. doi: 10.7759/cureus.47257

Table 7. Relationship between sources of information and knowledge regarding hyperglycemia.

* p<0.05 (significant)

Source of information Level of knowledge p-value
  Good Fair Poor  
  N % N % N %  
Doctor              
Yes 158 92.4% 8 4.7% 5 2.9% 0.000*  
No 44 71% 8 12.9% 10 16.1%
Relative or friend              
Yes 72 88.9% 5 6.2% 4 4.9% 0.745
No 130 85.5% 11 7.2% 11 7.2%
Website              
Yes 30 88.2% 3 8.8% 1 2.9% 0.610
No 172 86.4% 13 6.5% 14 7%
Social media              
Yes 56 96.6% 0 0% 2 3.4% 0.027*
No 146 83.4% 16 9.1% 13 7.4%
Booklet/Pamphlet              
Yes 38 100% 0 0% 0 0% 0.031*
No 164 84.1% 16 8.2% 15 7.7%