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. 2012 Aug 6;4:e4fbbbe1668eef. [Version 1] doi: 10.1371/4fbbbe1668eef

Table II. Univariate Analysis of Association between Factors and KAP Components Using Pearson Chi-square and Fisher Exact Tests.

* Fisher exact test

Factor Group Low knowledge Low attitude Low Practice
n (%) p-value n (%) p-value n (%) p-value
Age group 0.036 <0.001 0.336
15-20 40 (30.3%) 81 (61.4%) 59 (44.4%)
21-45 312 (43.6%) 358 (50.2%) 318 (44.4%)
46-65 114 (43.5%) 185 (72.5%) 123 (46.2%)
>65 34 (44.2%) 58 (76.3%) 43 (55.1%)
Sex* 0.557 0.018 0.245
Male 267 (43.0%) 334 (54.7%) 273 (43.9%)
Female 234 (41.3%) 348 (61.5%) 271 (47.4%)
Educational level 0.171 <0.001 <0.001
Illiterate 26 (48.1%) 43 (81.1%) 39 (70.9%)
Under high school 124 (46.4%) 171 (66.3%) 152 (56.0%)
High school 215 (42.2%) 312 (61.1%) 223 (43.3%)
Higher educations 135 (38.2%) 154 (43.9%) 128 (36.3%)
Marital status* 0.561 <0.001 0.201
Single 142 (40.5%) 171 (49.0%) 149 (42.2%)
Married 345 (42.4%) 496 (61.5%) 380 (46.5%)
Occupation 0.040 0.001 0.108
Labor, businessman, or employee 190 (45.6%) 217 (52.8%) 180 (43.2%)
Student 79 (33.3%) 122 (51.5%) 96 (40.3%)
Housewife 165 (43.9%) 246 (65.8%) 189 (49.9%)
Jobless 20 (42.6%) 27 (57.4%) 23 (48.9%)
Retired 41 (43.2%) 60 (65.2%) 49 (50.5%)
Home ownership* 0.949 0.277 0.487
Owner 340 (42.3%) 468 (59.1%) 374 (46.3%)
Tenure 154 (42.1%) 204 (55.6%) 162 (44.0%)
Earthquake experience* <0.001 >0.999 0.019
Yes 363 (38.5%) 546 (58.0%) 414 (43.6%)
No 132 (55.5%) 133 (58.1%) 124 (52.3%)
Length of residence 0.933 0.028 0.231
Less than 3 years 13 (37.1%) 14 (40.0%) 20 (57.1%)
3 to 10 years 27 (40.9%) 36 (54.5%) 26 (39.4%)
More than 10 years 402 (39.9%) 610 (61.1%) 454 (44.8%)
Region 0.004 0.006 0.011
Low risk region 204 (46.9%) 254 (58.7%) 178 (40.7%)
Southern high risk region 117 (35.0%) 210 (64.0%) 151 (45.1%)
Northern high risk region 180 (43.0%) 218 (52.4%) 215 (50.9%)
Low knowledge* - - <0.001
Yes - - 281 (56.1%)
No - - 259 (37.8%)
Low attitude* - - 0.033
Yes - - 325 (47.7%)
No - - 205 (41.4%)