Table 7.
Association between patient's demographic characteristics and their level of knowledge of causes and risk factors of stroke.
| 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 | 33 (51.6%) | 24 (37.5%) | 7 (10.9%) | 64 (6.4%) | 0.000 |
| 20‐29 | 104 (34.7%) | 104 (34.7%) | 92 (30.7%) | 300 (30.0%) | |
| 30‐39 | 88 (32.8%) | 109 (40.7%) | 71 (26.5%) | 268 (26.8%) | |
| 40‐49 | 63 (37.1%) | 58 (34.1%) | 49 (28.8%) | 170 (17.0%) | |
| 50‐59 | 33 (31.7%) | 51 (49.0%) | 20 (19.2%) | 104 (10.4%) | |
| 60+ | 45 (47.9%) | 40 (42.6%) | 9 (9.6%) | 94 (9.4%) | |
| Gender | |||||
| Male | 203 (34.6%) | 223 (381%) | 160 (27.3%) | 586 (58.6%) | 0.750 |
| Female | 163 (39.4%) | 163 (39.4%) | 88 (21.3%) | 414 (41.4%) | |
| Religion | |||||
| Christianity | 179 (31.3%) | 225 (39.3%) | 168 (29.4%) | 572 (57.2%) | 0.000 |
| Muslim | 131 (40.2%) | 126 (38.7%) | 69 (21.2%) | 326 (32.6%) | |
| Traditionalist | 47 (64.4%) | 25 (34.2%) | 1 (1.4%) | 73 (7.3%) | |
| Others | 9 (31.0%) | 10 (34.5%) | 10 (34.5%) | 29 (2.9%) | |
| Marital status | |||||
| Married | 150 (31.8%) | 185 (39.3%) | 136 (28.9%) | 471 (47.1%) | 0.000 |
| Single never married | 113 (35.1%) | 126 (39.1%) | 83 (25.8%) | 322 (32.2%) | |
| Cohabiting | 79 (54.5%) | 51 (35.2%) | 15 (10.3%) | 145 (14.5%) | |
| Divorced | 11 (40.7%) | 11 (40.7%) | 5 (18.5%) | 27 (2.7%) | |
| Separated | 4 (33.3%) | 5 (41.7%) | 3 (25.0%) | 12 (1.2%) | |
| Widowed | 9 (39.1%) | 8 (34.8%) | 6 (26.1%) | 23 (2.3%) | |
| Highest level of education | |||||
| University | 148 (34.6%) | 159 (37.1%) | 121 (28.3%) | 428 (42.8%) | 0.000 |
| Secondary | 104 (34.0%) | 120 (39.2%) | 82 (26.8%) | 306 (30.6%) | |
| Primary | 97 (43.7%) | 96 (43.2%) | 29 (13.1%) | 222 (22.2%) | |
| Non formal schooling | 17 (38.6%) | 11 (25.0%) | 16 (36.4%) | 44 (4.4%) | |
| Employment history | |||||
| Employed | 206 (32.5%) | 247 (39.0%) | 180 (28.4%) | 633 (63.3%) | 0.000 |
| Unemployed | 160 (43.6%) | 139 (37.9%) | 68 (18.5%) | 367 (36.7%) | |
| Family history of stroke | |||||
| Present | 182 (36.8%) | 196 (39.6%) | 117 (23.6%) | 495 (49.5%) | 0.672 |
| Absent | 184 (36.4%) | 190 (37.6%) | 131 (25.9%) | 505 (50.5%) | |
| Comorbidities | |||||
| Hypertension | 165 (32.6%) | 204 (40.3%) | 137 (27.1%) | 506 (50.6%) | 0.000 |
| Diabetes | 92 (41.6%) | 84 (38.0%) | 45 (20.4%) | 221 (22.1%) | |
| Hypercholesterinemia | 65 (57.5%) | 39 (34.5%) | 8 (8.0%) | 113 (11.3%) | |
| None of the above | 44 (27.5%) | 59 (36.9%) | 57 (35.6%) | 160 (16.0%) | |
| Do you know someone with stroke | |||||
| Yes | 181 (30.3%) | 238 (39.9%) | 178 (29.8%) | 597 (59.7%) | 0.000 |
| No | 125 (41.9%) | 106 (35.6%) | 67 (22.5%) | 298 (29.8%) | |
| I don't know | 60 (57.1%) | 42 (40.0%) | 3 (2.9%) | 105 (10.5%) | |
| Have you ever been diagnosed of stroke | |||||
| Yes | 78 (40.2%) | 73 (37.6%) | 43 (22.2%) | 194 (19.4%) | 0.000 |
| No | 240 (33.2%) | 280 (38.7%) | 203 (28.1%) | 723 (72.3%) | |
| I don't know | 48 (57.8%) | 33 (39.8%) | 2 (2.4%) | 83 (8.3%) | |