Table (6): Relation between knowledge, awareness level, and sociodemographic characteristics.
| Parameters | Knowledge and Awareness level | Total (N=809) | P value* | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High or moderate knowledge and awareness | Low level of knowledge and awareness | ||||
| Sex | Female | 371 | 183 | 554 | 0.042 |
| 70.9% | 64.0% | 68.5% | |||
| Male | 152 | 103 | 255 | ||
| 29.1% | 36.0% | 31.5% | |||
| Age | 21 or less | 112 | 84 | 196 | 0.001 |
| 21.4% | 29.4% | 24.2% | |||
| 22 to 23 | 142 | 47 | 189 | ||
| 27.2% | 16.4% | 23.4% | |||
| 24 to 35 | 145 | 72 | 217 | ||
| 27.7% | 25.2% | 26.8% | |||
| More than 35 | 124 | 83 | 207 | ||
| 23.7% | 29.0% | 25.6% | |||
| Nationality | Saudi | 494 | 259 | 753 | 0.037 |
| 94.5% | 90.6% | 93.1% | |||
| Non-Saudi | 29 | 27 | 56 | ||
| 5.5% | 9.4% | 6.9% | |||
| Region of residence | Northern region | 20 | 14 | 34 | 0.263 |
| 3.8% | 4.9% | 4.2% | |||
| Southern region | 95 | 40 | 135 | ||
| 18.2% | 14.0% | 16.7% | |||
| Central region | 161 | 84 | 245 | ||
| 30.8% | 29.4% | 30.3% | |||
| Eastern region | 116 | 80 | 196 | ||
| 22.2% | 28.0% | 24.2% | |||
| Western region | 131 | 68 | 199 | ||
| 25.0% | 23.8% | 24.6% | |||
| Marital status | Single | 358 | 181 | 539 | 0.041 |
| 68.5% | 63.3% | 66.6% | |||
| Married | 143 | 88 | 231 | ||
| 27.3% | 30.8% | 28.6% | |||
| Divorced | 18 | 8 | 26 | ||
| 3.4% | 2.8% | 3.2% | |||
| Widowed | 4 | 9 | 13 | ||
| 0.8% | 3.1% | 1.6% | |||
| Occupational status | Student | 261 | 113 | 374 | 0.002 |
| 49.9% | 39.5% | 46.2% | |||
| Employed | 157 | 92 | 249 | ||
| 30.0% | 32.2% | 30.8% | |||
| Unemployed | 54 | 51 | 105 | ||
| 10.3% | 17.8% | 13.0% | |||
| Freelancer | 10 | 12 | 22 | ||
| 1.9% | 4.2% | 2.7% | |||
| Retired | 41 | 18 | 59 | ||
| 7.8% | 6.3% | 7.3% | |||
| Educational level | Primary school | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0.0001 |
| 0.0% | 2.1% | 0.7% | |||
| Middle school | 5 | 7 | 12 | ||
| 1.0% | 2.4% | 1.5% | |||
| High school | 104 | 72 | 176 | ||
| 19.9% | 25.2% | 21.8% | |||
| Diploma | 50 | 36 | 86 | ||
| 9.6% | 12.6% | 10.6% | |||
| Bachelor’s degree | 344 | 151 | 495 | ||
| 65.8% | 52.8% | 61.2% | |||
| Postgraduate degree | 18 | 11 | 29 | ||
| 3.4% | 3.8% | 3.6% | |||
| Uneducated | 2 | 3 | 5 | ||
| 0.4% | 1.0% | 0.6% | |||
| Monthly income in SAR | Less than 1000 | 183 | 110 | 293 | 0.169 |
| 35.0% | 38.5% | 36.2% | |||
| 1000 to 5000 | 129 | 64 | 193 | ||
| 24.7% | 22.4% | 23.9% | |||
| 5001 to 10000 | 98 | 52 | 150 | ||
| 18.7% | 18.2% | 18.5% | |||
| 10001 to 15000 | 68 | 25 | 93 | ||
| 13.0% | 8.7% | 11.5% | |||
| More than 15000 | 45 | 35 | 80 | ||
| 8.6% | 12.2% | 9.9% | |||
| Weight | Less than 55 kg | 133 | 64 | 197 | 0.123 |
| 25.4% | 22.4% | 24.4% | |||
| 55 to 64 kg | 133 | 74 | 207 | ||
| 25.4% | 25.9% | 25.6% | |||
| 65 to 79 kg | 124 | 88 | 212 | ||
| 23.7% | 30.8% | 26.2% | |||
| 80 kg or more | 133 | 60 | 193 | ||
| 25.4% | 21.0% | 23.9% | |||
| Height | 155 cm or less | 109 | 65 | 174 | 0.360 |
| 20.8% | 22.7% | 21.5% | |||
| 156 to 162 cm | 169 | 78 | 247 | ||
| 32.3% | 27.3% | 30.5% | |||
| 163 to 170 cm | 136 | 72 | 208 | ||
| 26.0% | 25.2% | 25.7% | |||
| More than 170 cm | 109 | 71 | 180 | ||
| 20.8% | 24.8% | 22.2% | |||