Table 4. Factors associated with good knowledge among caregivers.
| Variable | Participants knowledge | P-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| <70% n = 72 | ≥70% n = 397 | |||
| Gender | Males n = 254 | 12.6% | 87.4% | 0.072 |
| Females n = 215 | 18.6% | 81.4% | ||
| Age | <40 (n = 177) | 19.8% | 60.2% | 0.039* |
| >40 (n = 292) | 12.7% | 87.3% | ||
| Obesity | Yes (n = 358) | 15.9% | 84.1% | 0.539 |
| No (n = 111) | 13.5% | 86.5% | ||
| Educational level | None n = 10 | 20.0% | 80.0% | 0.368 |
| Primary n = 29 | 13.8% | 86.2% | ||
| Secondary n = 131 | 19.8% | 80.2% | ||
| University n = 299 | 13.4% | 86.6% | ||
| Work | None n = 53 | 26.4% | 73.6% | 0.011* |
| Student n = 161 | 19.3% | 80.7% | ||
| Employee n = 59 | 11.9% | 88.1% | ||
| Free Work n = 162 | 11.7% | 88.3% | ||
| Retired n = 34 | 2.9% | 97.1% | ||
| Income | Less than 500 n = 222 | 24.8% | 75.2% | 0.000* |
| 500–1,000 n = 167 | 9.0% | 91.0% | ||
| 1,000–1,500 n = 68 | 1.5% | 98.5% | ||
| 1,500–2,000 n = 6 | 0.0% | 100.0% | ||
| More than 2,000 n = 6 | 16.7% | 83.3% | ||
| Residency | Rural n = 91 | 17.6% | 82.4% | 0.511 |
| Urban n = 378 | 14.8% | 85.2% | ||
| Physical activity | Yes n = 102 | 22.5% | 77.5% | 0.023* |
| No n = 367 | 13.4% | 86.6% | ||
| Relationship | Child n = 207 | 14.0% | 86.0% | 0.000* |
| Spouse n = 161 | 9.3% | 90.7% | ||
| Parent n = 34 | 35.3% | 64.7% | ||
| Sibling n = 49 | 20.4% | 79.6% | ||
| Friend n = 18 | 33.3% | 66.7% | ||
| Insurance | Yes n = 390 | 22.8% | 77.2% | 0.044* |
| No n = 79 | 13.8% | 86.2% | ||
| General health status | Bad n = 10 | 20.0% | 80.0% | 0.026* |
| Moderate n = 198 | 10.1% | 89.9% | ||
| Good n = 261 | 19.2% | 80.8% | ||
| Regular health checks | Never n = 102 | 26.5% | 73.5% | 0.002* |
| Within 1 year n = 258 | 13.2% | 86.8% | ||
| More than 1 year n = 109 | 10.1% | 89.9% | ||
| Cardiovascular diseases | Yes n = 171 | 11.1% | 88.9% | 0.049* |
| No n = 298 | 17.8% | 82.2% | ||
| Diabetes | Yes n = 112 | 4.5% | 95.5% | 0.000* |
| No n = 357 | 18.8% | 81.2% | ||
| Chronic kidney disease | Yes n = 23 | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.036* |
| No n = 446 | 16.1% | 83.9% | ||
| Chronic lung disease | Yes n = 35 | 17.1% | 82.9% | 0.760 |
| No n = 434 | 15.2% | 84.8% | ||
| Stroke | Yes n = 66 | 10.6% | 89.4% | 0.249 |
| No n = 403 | 16.1% | 83.9% | ||
| Family history of cardiovascular diseases | Yes n = 138 | 12.3% | 87.7% | 0.546 |
| No n = 269 | 14.5% | 85.5% | ||
| History of early cardiac death | Yes n = 93 | 9.7% | 90.3% | 0.081 |
| No n = 352 | 17.0% | 83.0% | ||
| Smoking | Yes n = 49 | 4.1% | 95.9% | 0.066 |
| No n = 270 | 16.3% | 83.7% | ||
| Ex-smoker n = 150 | 17.3% | 82.7% | ||
| Anxiety from cardiovascular diseases | None n = 227 | 22.5% | 77.5% | 0.000* |
| Slight n = 214 | 7.9% | 92.1% | ||
| High n = 28 | 14.3% | 85.7% | ||
Note:
*
P-value < 0.05.