Table 5.
Spearman’s rank correlation coefficient showing relationship between participants’ categorical knowledge about birth defects and their socio-demographics
| Socio-demographic | Number | rho | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Specific knowledge |
|
|
|
| Age |
443 |
−0.06 |
0.169 |
| Educational level |
443 |
−0.11 |
0.190 |
| Parity |
443 |
−0.03 |
0.528 |
| Number of antenatal session |
443 |
0.01 |
0 .987 |
|
Knowledge on risk factors |
|
|
|
| Age |
443 |
0.01 |
0.787 |
| Educational level |
443 |
−0.01 |
0.256 |
| Parity |
443 |
−0.04 |
0.415 |
| Number of antenatal session |
443 |
0.01 |
0.967 |
|
Overall knowledge |
|
|
|
| Age |
443 |
−0.05 |
0.336 |
| Educational level |
443 |
−0.04 |
0.378 |
| Parity |
443 |
−0.05 |
0.283 |
| Number of antenatal session | 443 | −0.01 | 0.838 |