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. 2017 Jan 17;31(1):2–6. doi: 10.1016/j.sjopt.2017.01.001

Table 3.

Correlation between knowledge and demographic characteristics.

Characteristics N % Knowledge
Mean Knowledge
Poor (<50)
Moderate (50–75)
High (>75)
Mean ± SD P-value
N % N % N %
Gender Male 126 58.3 36 28.6 74 58.7 16 12.7 57.6 ± 15 0.5
Female 90 41.7 30 33.3 54 60 6 6.7 56.4 ± 13



Nationality Saudi 77 35.6 21 27.3 49 63.6 7 9.1 57.6 ± 13 0.724
Others 139 64.4 45 32.4 79 56.8 15 10.8 56.9 ± 14



Medical sub-specialty Family medicine 142 65.7 36 25.4 84 59.2 22 15.5 59 ± 14 0.003
Others 74 34.3 30 40.5 44 59.5 0 0 53.3 ± 14



Years in practice ⩽5 47 21.76 23 48.9 20 42.6 4 8.5 51.8 ± 17 0.006
6–10 43 19.9 9 20.9 32 74.4 2 4.7 57 ± 12
11–15 46 21.3 15 32.6 27 58.7 4 8.7 56.4 ± 12
>15 80 37 19 23.8 49 61.3 12 15 60.7 ± 13