Table 3.

Factors associated with CKD patients’ knowledge about peritoneal dialysis.

Overall knowledge level
	Poor		Good
Factors	No	%	No	%	p-value
Age in years
<40	17	40.5%	25	59.5%	0.022*
40–49	20	62.5%	12	37.5%
50+	24	70.6%	10	29.4%
Gender					0.792
Male	34	57.6%	25	42.4%
Female	27	55.1%	22	44.9%
Marital status
Single	14	42.4%	19	57.6%	0.048*
Married	47	62.7%	28	37.3%
Educational level
Below secondary	36	65.5%	19	34.5%	0.020*
Secondary/diploma	18	40.9%	26	59.1%
University/above	7	77.8%	2	22.2%
Employment
Unemployed	32	48.5%	34	51.5%	0.080
Employed	16	64.0%	9	36.0%
Retired	13	76.5%	4	23.5%
Duration of hemodialysis in years
<5 years	44	67.7%	21	32.3%	0.011*
5–10 years	7	33.3%	14	66.7%
>10 years	10	45.5%	12	54.5%
Source of information about the other modalities
Physicians	28	40.6%	41	59.4%
Social media	4	100.0%	0	0.0%	0.001*^
Family or friends	6	60.0%	4	40.0%
Other healthcare providers	2	50.0%	2	50.0%
I did not hear about these modalities	21	100.0%	0	0.0%

P: Pearson X² test; ^: Exact probability test.

*p < 0.05 (significant).