Table 2.
Determinants* | Knowledge rate < 80% | Knowledge rate ≥ 80% | p-Value† |
---|---|---|---|
Age in years, mean | 51.0 | 49.7 | 0.609 |
Prevalent user‡ | 63.0% | 42.5% | 0.088 |
Reading Medication Guide | 87.4% | 85.7% | 0.672 |
Understanding Medication Guide | 99.0% | 98.0% | 0.196 |
Offered counseling | 55.8% | 58.4% | 0.682 |
Accepted counseling | 73.1% | 74.6% | 0.850 |
Understanding counseling | 98.8% | 91.2% | 0.324 |
Analysis based on self-report from respondents to patient knowledge survey.
P-value derived from Student’s t-test analyses using the knowledge rate threshold (above, below) as the two independent groups and the identified determinant as the interval dependent variable. We defined statistically significant with a p-value of <0.05.
Use of drug for >6 months by respondent.