Table 3. The relationship between FH familiarity and physicians’ demographics.
| Familiarity with FH ** | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristics | Below average 92 (31.3%) N (%) | Average and above 202(68.7%) N (%) | P value * |
| Age | |||
| ≤ 30 years | 44 (47.8) | 48 (52.2) | <0.001 |
| 31–45 years | 35 (24.1) | 110 (75.9) | |
| > 45 years | 13 (22.8) | 44 (77.2) | |
| Gender | |||
| Male | 49 (28) | 126 (72) | 0.140 |
| Female | 43 (36.1) | 76 (63.9) | |
| Medical Specialty | |||
| Family physicians | 21 (18.9) | 90 (81.1) | <0.001 |
| Specialized physicians *** | 71 (38.8) | 112 (61.2) | |
| Level of training | |||
| Resident | 53 (46.1) | 62 (53.9) | <0.001 |
| Registrar | 26 (26.8) | 71 (73.2) | |
| Consultant | 13 (15.9) | 69 (84.1) | |
| Years of Practice | |||
| ≤ 5 years | 43 (44.3) | 54 (55.7) | 0.001 |
| 6–10 years | 26 (29.5) | 62 (70.5) | |
| 11–15 years | 5 (10.6) | 42 (89.4) | |
| > 15 years | 18 (29) | 44 (71) | |
| Overall knowledge proportion of FH! | |||
| Acceptable knowledge | 3 (3.3) | 18 (8.9) | 0.092 |
| Poor knowledge | 89 (96.7) | 184 (91.1) | |
* Chi square test was used in the analysis.
** The responses were classified into “below average” and “average and above” familiarity, where average and above familiarity was defined for responses of 4 and above on the 7-point scale.
***Specialized physicians include cardiologists, endocrinologists, gynecologists, internists, and pediatricians.
! The knowledge regarding FH was considered acceptable if the total score was greater than 50%.