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. 2015 Dec 31;2015(2):13. doi: 10.5339/qmj.2015.13

Table 4.

Knowledge of preventive measures at home

Female Male P-value

(n = 86) (n = 7)

Measures for fall prevention

Yes 63 (73.3%) 7 (100%) 0.713

No 9 (10.5%)

Do not know 14 (16.3%)

Hand rails in bathroom

Yes 65 (75.6%) 5 (71.4%) 0.399

No 6 (7.0%) 2 (28.6%)

Do not know 15 (17.4%)

Walk with a walker

Yes 68 (79.1%) 4 (57.1%) 0.654

No 9 (10.5%) 2 (28.6%)

Do not know 9 (10.5%) 1 (14.3%)

Room brightly lit

Yes 81 (94.2%) 7 (100%) 0.538

No 2 (2.3%)

Do not know 3 (3.5%)

Non-slippery shoes

Yes 83 (96.5%) 6 (85.7%) 0.415

No 1 (1.2%) 1 (14.3%)

Do not know 2 (2.3%)

Non-slippery surface in room and bathroom

Yes 83 (96.5%) 7 (100%) 0.175

No 1 (1.2%)

Do not know 2 (2.3%)