Table 7.
Association of attitude score toward epilepsy with sociodemographic characteristics and teaching experience of teachers.
| Characteristic | Attitude score | p | |
|---|---|---|---|
| (Out of 15) | |||
| Median | (Range) | ||
| Sociodemographic characteristics | |||
| Gender | 0.104 | ||
| Male | 10 | (0–15) | |
| Female | 10 | (0–15) | |
| Age, years | 0.095 | ||
| <30 | 10 | (0–15) | |
| 30–39 | 10 | (0–15) | |
| 40–49 | 10 | (0–15) | |
| ≥50 | 10 | (0–14) | |
| Nationality | <0.001 | ||
| Kuwaiti | 11 | (0–15) | |
| Non-Kuwaiti | 10 | (0–15) | |
| Marital status | 0.049 | ||
| Single | 9 | (0–15) | |
| Married | 10 | (0–15) | |
| Divorced/widowed | 10 | (1–15) | |
| Number of children | 0.196 | ||
| 0 | 10 | (0–15) | |
| 1–3 | 10 | (0–15) | |
| ≥4 | 10 | (0–15) | |
| Highest level of education | 0.167 | ||
| Intermediate diploma | 10 | (0–14) | |
| University bachelor | 10 | (0–15) | |
| High degree (M.S., Ph.D.) | 10 | (0–15) | |
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| Teaching experience | |||
| Position | 0.006 | ||
| Teacher | 10 | (0–15) | |
| Senior teacher | 11 | (0–15) | |
| Vice principle/principle | 11 | (5–15) | |
| Number of years working as a teacher | 0.023 | ||
| <5 | 10 | (0–15) | |
| 5–9 | 9 | (0–15) | |
| 10–14 | 10 | (0–15) | |
| 15–19 | 11 | (0–15) | |
| ≥20 | 10 | (0–15) | |
p values were generated using the nonparametric Mann-Whitney U test for comparing two groups and Kruskal-Wallis one-way analysis of variance test for more than two groups.