Table 4. Factors associated with knowledge and practice toward NIHL.
N: number; %: percentage; C: chi-square test; F: Fisher's exact test; *: significant p-value; NIHL: noise-induced hearing loss.
| Variable | Level of knowledge | P-value | Level of practice | P-value | ||
| Good | Poor | Positive | Negative | |||
| N (%) | N (%) | |||||
| Gender: | ||||||
| Male | 29 (38.7) | 46 (61.3) | 0.325C | 56 (74.7) | 19 (25.3) | 0.636C |
| Female | 146 (44.9) | 179 (55.1) | 251 (77.2) | 74 (22.8) | ||
| Age (in years): | ||||||
| 18-25 | 53 (38.4) | 85 (61.6) | 0.096C | 97 (70.3) | 41 (29.7) | 0.073C |
| 26-35 | 21 (38.2) | 34 (61.8) | 39 (70.9) | 16 (29.1) | ||
| 36-45 | 43 (46.7) | 49 (53.3) | 75 (81.5) | 17 (18.5) | ||
| 46-55 | 56 (52.8) | 50 (47.2) | 89 (84) | 17 (16) | ||
| >55 | 2 (22.2) | 7 (77.8) | 7 (77.8) | 2 (22.2) | ||
| Nationality: | ||||||
| Saudi | 170 (43.8) | 218 (56.2) | 0.883C | 299 (77.1) | 89 (22.9) | 0.485F |
| Non-Saudi | 5 (41.7) | 7 (58.3) | 8 (66.7) | 4 (33.3) | ||
| Marital status: | ||||||
| Single | 61 (37.2) | 103 (62.8) | 0.133F | 116 (70.7) | 48 (29.3) | 0.034F* |
| Married | 102 (49.3) | 105 (50.7) | 171 (82.6) | 36 (17.4) | ||
| Divorced | 9 (42.9) | 12 (57.1) | 15 (71.4) | 6 (28.6) | ||
| Widower | 3 (37.5) | 5 (62.5) | 5 (62.5) | 3 (37.5) | ||
| Educational level: | ||||||
| Primary school or less | 2 (33.3) | 4 (66.7) | 0.762F | 4 (66.7) | 2 (33.3) | 0.862F |
| High school level | 34 (41) | 49 (59) | 65 (78.3) | 18 (21.7) | ||
| University level | 128 (45.4) | 154 (54.6) | 217 (77) | 65 (23) | ||
| Postgraduate level | 11 (37.9) | 18 (62.1) | 21 (72.4) | 8 (27.6) | ||
| Average monthly income (Saudi riyal): | ||||||
| <5,000 | 71 (40.3) | 105 (59.7) | 0.056C | 122 (69.3) | 54 (30.7) | 0.011C* |
| 5,000-10,000 | 33 (37.9) | 54 (62.1) | 67 (77) | 20 (23) | ||
| 10,001-15,000 | 34 (47.2) | 38 (52.8) | 62 (86.1) | 10 (13.9) | ||
| 15,001-20,000 | 32 (61.5) | 20 (38.5) | 46 (88.5) | 6 (11.5) | ||
| >20,000 | 5 (38.5) | 8 (61.5) | 10 (76.9) | 3 (23.1) | ||