Table 4.
Comparison of study respondents’ health literacy (HL)-related knowledge and attitude for demographics and work-related characteristics.
| Variables | Knowledge |
Attitude |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean ± SD | p-Value | Mean ± SD | p-Value | |
| Gender | ||||
| Male | 5.68 ± 2.31 | 0.72 | 31.63 ± 3.86 | 0.24 |
| Female | 5.76 ± 2.09 | 31.17 ± 3.69 | ||
| Age (years) | ||||
| 20–30 | 5.63 ± 2.13 | 0.087 | 31.24 ± 3.77 | 0.37 |
| 31–40 | 5.90 ± 2.07 | 31.07 ± 3.65 | ||
| >41 | 6.36 ± 1.55 | 32.06 ± 3.47 | ||
| University | ||||
| Local | 5.78 ± 2.11 | 0.44 | 31.15 ± 3.73 | 0.11 |
| Oversea | 5.59 ± 2.05 | 31.84 ± 3.69 | ||
| Working experience (years) | ||||
| <10 | 5.68 ± 2.16 | 0.028* | 31.22 ± 3.73 | 0.41 |
| ≥10 | 6.16 ± 1.67 | 31.60 ± 3.69 | ||
| Heard the term or concept of HL | ||||
| Yes | 6.77 ± 1.18 | <0.001* | 32.12 ± 3.70 | <0.001* |
| No | 4.73 ± 2.31 | 30.43 ± 3.57 | ||
Statistical analysis using one-way ANOVA/Tukey or independent sample t-test.
*p < 0.05 statistically significant.