Table 1.
Association between the dichotomous sociodemographic characteristics and the level of knowledge of the Saudi population, a cross-sectional study conducted in Saudi Arabia, June–September 2024 (N=1033)
| Characteristics | Level of knowledge | p | OR | 95% CI | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good Score ≥16 | Poor Score ≤15 | Total | ||||
| n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | ||||
| Sex | ||||||
| Male | 245 (43.6) | 317 (56.4) | 562 (100) | <0.001 | 0.43 | 0.33–0.55 |
| Female | 304 (64.5) | 167 (35.5) | 471 (100) | |||
| Working in the health field | ||||||
| Yes | 144 (68.9) | 65 (31.1) | 209 (100) | <0.001 | 2.29 | 1.66–3.17 |
| No | 405 (49.2) | 419 (50.8) | 824 (100) | |||
| Having a fracture | ||||||
| Yes | 142 (47.2) | 159 (52.8) | 301 (100) | 0.014 | 0.71 | 0.55–0.93 |
| No | 407 (55.6) | 325 (44.4) | 732 (100) | |||
| Smoking cigarettes, shisha, or vape | ||||||
| Yes | 88 (35.3) | 161 (64.7) | 249 (100) | <0.001 | 0.38 | 0.29–0.52 |
| No | 461 (58.8) | 323 (41.2) | 784 (100) | |||