Table 1.
Socio-demographic variables of the participants and awareness of birth defects
| Awareness of birth defects | |||||
| Socio-demographic variable Age (years) |
Aware No (%) |
Not aware No (%) |
Total No (%) |
χ2 | p value |
| ≤ 30 | 95 (21.3) | 350 (78.7) | 445 (100.0) | 11.362 | 0.001* |
| > 30 | 88 (32.7) | 181 (67.3) | 269 (100.0) | ||
| Total | 183 (25.6) | 531 (74.4) | 714 (100.0) | ||
| Marital status | |||||
| Single | 3 (15.8) | 16 (84.2) | 19 (100.0) | 0.992 | 0.319 |
| Married | 180 (25.9) | 515 (74.1) | 695 (100.0) | ||
| Total | 183 (25.6) | 531 (74.4) | 714 (100.0) | ||
| Religion | |||||
| Christianity | 125 (34.3) | 239 (65.7) | 364 (100.0) | 29.557 | <0.001* |
| Islam | 58 (16.6) | 292 (83.4) | 350 (100.0) | ||
| Total | 183 (25.6) | 531 (74.4) | 714 (100.0) | ||
| Education | |||||
| 12 years or less | 32 (8.3) | 352 (91.7) | 384 (100.0) | 130.000 | <0.001* |
| Over 12 years | 151 (45.8) | 179 (54.2) | 330 (100.0) | ||
| Total | 183 (25.6) | 531 (74.4) | 714 (100.0) | ||
| Social class | |||||
| 1 - Managerial | 68 (77.3) | 20 (22.7) | 88 (100.0) | 169.100 | <0.001* |
| 2 - Intermediate | 48 (35.8) | 86 (64.2) | 134 (100.0) | ||
| 3 - Working class | 66 (13.4) | 425 (86.6) | 491 (100.0) | ||
| Total | 183 (25.6) | 531 (74.4) | 714 (100.0) | ||
*
Statistically significant