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Association between sex, knowledge of cardiovascular risk and cadre of respondents
| Cadre | Sex | Test statistic | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Male (%) | Female (%) | ||
| Medical doctor | 60 (68.2) | 28 (31.8) | χ2 = 42.475; p = 0.001* |
| Nurse/midwives | 1 (5.3) | 18 (94.7) | |
| Community health workers | 8 (20.5) | 31 (79.5) | |
| Knowledge | |||
| Good | Poor | ||
| Medical doctor | 69 (78.4) | 19 (21.6) | χ2 = 8.951; df = 2; p = 0.011** |
| Nurse/midwives | 11 (57.9) | 8 (42.1) | |
| Community health workers | 21 (53.8) | 18 (46.2) | |
* Fisher exact test
** Pearson Chi-square
