Table 5. Relationship between demographic characteristics of participants and their knowledge about sexually transmitted diseases.
| Subcategory | General Knowledge (max=16) | Mode of Transmission and Causes (max=16) | Manifestation(max=6) | Management(max=24) | Total score (max=62) | ||||||
| Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | ||
| Age | <23 years old | 7.5 | 3.3 | 4.6 | 3.5 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 9.3 | 5.4 | 23 | 10.2 |
| from 23 and 30 years old | 7.5 | 3.3 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 10.2 | 6.1 | 23.4 | 10.9 | |
| >30 years old | 8.9 | 3.4 | 5 | 4.1 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 10.5 | 6 | 26.1 | 10.5 | |
| P-value | 0.13 | 0.432 | 0.612 | 0.318 | 0.371 | ||||||
| Gender | Male | 7.1 | 3.2 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 9.9 | 5.8 | 22.5 | 10.7 |
| Female | 7.9 | 3.3 | 4.7 | 3.6 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 9.5 | 5.6 | 23.8 | 10.2 | |
| P-value | 0.017 | 0.087 | 0.106 | 0.527 | 0.221 | ||||||
| Marital status | Single | 3 | 3.3 | 4.5 | 3.6 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 9.5 | 5.7 | 23.1 | 10.6 |
| Married | 8 | 3.2 | 4.6 | 3.9 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 10.7 | 5.4 | 24.7 | 8.9 | |
| Separated | 10.3 | 2.3 | 4 | 5.1 | 2.5 | 1.8 | 10.5 | 5.6 | 27.3 | 7.4 | |
| P-value | 0.085 | 0.924 | 0.154 | 0.466 | 0.422 | ||||||
| Financial income | Less than your need | 7.6 | 3.1 | 4.4 | 3.6 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 9.3 | 5.5 | 22.8 | 9.3 |
| Meet your needs | 7.6 | 3.3 | 4.4 | 3.6 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 9.5 | 5.6 | 23.1 | 10.5 | |
| More than your need | 7.8 | 3.7 | 5.1 | 4.1 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 10.9 | 6 | 25.3 | 12 | |
| P-value | 0.864 | 0.524 | 0.954 | 0.242 | 0.331 | ||||||
| Level of Education | Undergraduate | 7.5 | 3.3 | 4.7 | 3.7 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 9.5 | 5.6 | 23.2 | 10.4 |
| Postgraduate | 8.1 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 10.4 | 5.6 | 23.8 | 10.4 | |
| P-value | 0.113 | 0.029 | 0.684 | 0.174 | 0.605 | ||||||
| University | King Saud University | 7.8 | 3.3 | 4.4 | 3.6 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 10.4 | 5.7 | 24.2 | 10.4 |
| IMAMU | 7.4 | 3.3 | 4.6 | 3.7 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 8.9 | 5.5 | 22.4 | 10.4 | |
| P-value | 0.181 | 0.762 | 0.803 | 0.01 | 0.094 | ||||||