Table 3.
Comparison of population mean knowledge scores about CVD types, risk factors, symptoms of heart attack and stroke, and overall CVD knowledge according to sex in Buea, Cameroon, 2016
| Male (n = 443) mean ± SD |
Female (n = 716) mean ± SD |
Total (1159) mean ± SD |
P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Knowledge of CVD types (total score = 6) | 1.65 ± 2.11 | 1.31 ± 1.89 | 1.44 ± 1.98 | 0.004 |
| Knowledge of CVD risk factors (total score = 9) | 5.68 ± 2.64 | 5.68 ± 2.61 | 5.68 ± 2.63 | >0.999 |
| Knowledge of heart attack symptoms (total score = 5) | 2.20 ± 1.62 | 2.29 ± 1.60 | 2.26 ± 1.61 | 0.370 |
| Knowledge of stroke symptoms (total score = 5) | 2.55 ± 1.66 | 2.78 ± 1.59 | 2.69 ± 1.63 | 0.024 |
| Overall CVD knowledge score (Total = 25) | 12.08 ± 5.91 | 12.05 ± 5.42 | 12.07 ± 5.62 | 0.932 |
Abbreviations: CVD cardiovascular disease, SD standard deviation, group comparison of means done with independent samples t-test