Table 6.
Association between patient's demographic characteristics and their level of knowledge of stroke, its symptoms and signs.
| Variable | Low level of knowledge | Middle level of knowledge | High level of knowledge | Total | p value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 259 (25.9%) | 472 (47.2%) | 269 (26.9%) | 1000 (100.0%) | |
| Age | |||||
| <20 | 26 (40.6%) | 27 (42.2%) | 11 (17.2%) | 64 (6.4%) | 0.000 |
| 20–29 | 60 (20.0%) | 148 (49.3%) | 92 (30.7%) | 300 (30.0%) | |
| 30–39 | 55 (20.5%) | 147 (54.9%) | 66 (24.6%) | 268 (26.8%) | |
| 40–49 | 41 (241.1%) | 78 (45.9%) | 51 (30.0%) | 170 (17.0%) | |
| 50–59 | 32 (30.8%) | 36 (34.6%) | 36 (34.6%) | 104 (10.4%) | |
| 60+ | 45 (47.9%) | 36 (38.3%) | 13 (13.8%) | 94 (9.4%) | |
| Gender | |||||
| Male | 142 (24.2%) | 273 (46.6%) | 171 (29.2%) | 586 (58.6%) | 0.112 |
| Female | 117 (28.3%) | 199 (48.1%) | 98 (23.7%) | 414 (41.4%) | |
| Religion | |||||
| Christianity | 126 (22.0%) | 271 (47.4%) | 175 (30.6%) | 572 (57.2%) | 0.000 |
| Muslim | 89 (27.3%) | 155 (47.5%) | 82 (25.2%) | 326 (32.6%) | |
| Traditionalist | 41 (56.2%) | 32 (43.8%) | 0 (0.0%) | 73 (7.3%) | |
| Others | 3 (10.3%) | 14 (48.3%) | 12 (41.4%) | 29 (2.9%) | |
| Marital status | |||||
| Married | 86 (18.3%) | 240 (51.0%) | 145 (30.8%) | 471 (47.1%) | 0.000 |
| Single never married | 89 (27.6%) | 150 (46.6%) | 83 (25.8%) | 322 (32.2% | |
| Cohabiting | 76 (52.4%) | 54 (37.2%) | 15 (10.3%) | 145 (14.5%) | |
| Divorced | 2 (7.4%) | 12 (44.4%) | 13 (48.1%) | 27 (2.7%) | |
| Separated | 2 (16.7%) | 6 (50.0%) | 4 (33.3%) | 12 (1.2%) | |
| Widowed | 4 (17.4%) | 10 (43.5%) | 9 (39.1%) | 23 (2.3%) | |
| Highest level of education | |||||
| University | 96 (22.4%) | 194 (45.3%) | 138 (32.2%) | 428 (42.8%) | 0.000 |
| Secondary | 61 (19.9%) | 149 (48.7%) | 96 (31.4%) | 306 (30.6%) | |
| Primary | 94 (42.3%) | 107 (48.2%) | 21 (9.5%) | 222 (22.2%) | |
| Non formal schooling | 8 (18.2%) | 22 (50.0%) | 14 (31.8%) | 44 (4.4%) | |
| Employment history | |||||
| Employed | 129 (20.4%) | 306 (58.3%) | 198 (31.3%) | 633 (63.3%) | 0.000 |
| Unemployed | 130 (35.4%) | 166 (45.2%) | 71 (19.3%) | 367 (36.7%) | |
| Family history of stroke | |||||
| Present | 136 (27.5%) | 206 (41.6) | 153 (30.9%) | 495 (49.5%) | 0.001 |
| Absent | 123 (24.4%) | 266 (52.7%) | 116 (23.0%) | 505 (50.5%) | |
| Comorbidities | |||||
| Hypertension | 115 (22.7%) | 228 (45.1%) | 163 (332.2%) | 506 (50.6%) | 0.000 |
| Diabetes | 71 (32.1%) | 95 (43.0%) | 55 (24.9%) | 221 (22.1%) | |
| Hyperchlolestronemia | 52 (46.0%) | 51 (45.1%) | 10 (8.8%) | 113 (11.3%) | |
| None of the above | 21 (13.1%) | 98 (61.2%) | 41 (152.2%) | 160 (16.0%) | |
| Do you know someone with stroke | |||||
| Yes | 105 (17.6%) | 282 (47.2%) | 210 (35.2%) | 597 (59.7%) | 0.000 |
| No | 88 (29.5%) | 152 (51.0%) | 58 (19.5%) | 298 (29.8%) | |
| I don't know | 66 (62.9%) | 38 (36.2%) | 1 (1.0%) | 105 (10.5%) | |
| Have you ever been diagnosed of stroke | |||||
| Yes | 72 (371.1%) | 61 (31.4%) | 61 (31.4%) | 194 (19.4%) | 0.000 |
| No | 138 (19.1%) | 377 (52.1%) | 208 (28.8%) | 723 (72.3%) | |
| I don't know | 49 (59.0%) | 34 (41.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 83 (8.3%) | |