Table 1.
Sociodemographic characteristics of all participants (n = 301) and their association with the knowledge scores.
| Variable | (%)1 n | Knowledge score | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mean ± SD | |||
| Age 2 | |||
| <35 | 48.1 (143) | 8.6 ± 3.2 | 0.004 * |
| ≥35 | 51.9 (154) | 9.6 ± 2.4 | |
| Gender 2 | |||
| Females | 32.2 (97) | 8.7 ± 2.8 | 0.183 |
| Males | 67.8 (204) | 9.2 ± 3.1 | |
| Marital status 3 | |||
| Married | 89.0 (266) | 9.1 ± 2.9 | 0.425 |
| Single | 7.4 (22) | 8.2 ± 3.4 | |
| Others 4 | 3.6 (11) | 8.9 ± 3.4 | |
| Education 2 | |||
| Less than bachelor degree | 16.7 (50) | 7.5 ± 3.4 | 0.001* |
| Bachelor degree or higher | 83.3 (251) | 9.0 ± 2.7 | |
| Employment 2 | |||
| Not working | 18.9 (57) | 8 ± 3.5 | 0.019* |
| Working full time or part time | 81.1 (244) | 9.2 ± 2.7 | |
| Having children 2 | |||
| Yes | 71.3 (211) | 9.0 ± 2.8 | 0.835 |
| No | 28.7 (85) | 8.9 ± 3.2 | |
| Future plans of the partners for pregnancy 2 | |||
| Yes | 46.5 (140) | 9.6 ± 2.7 | 0.001 * |
| No | 53.5 (161) | 8.5 ± 3.0 | |
| First trip to America 2 | |||
| Yes | 10.0 (30) | 8.3 ± 3.0 | 0.105 |
| No | 90.0 (269) | 9.2 ± 2.8 | |
| Visiting America for different purposes (tourism, medical treatment…etc) 2 | |||
| Yes | 95.6 (274) | 9.0 ± 2.9 | 0.873 |
| No | 4.4 (12) | 9.2 ± 2.6 | |
| Nationality 2 | |||
| Jordanian | 48.7 (134) | 9.0 ± 2.8 8.8 ± 3.0 |
0.57 |
| Non-Jordanian | 51.3 (142) | ||
| Palestinian | 5.8 (16) | ||
| Saudi | 6.2 (17) | ||
| Syrian | 5.1 (14) | ||
| Egyptian | 8.7 (24) | ||
| Lebanese | 3.6 (10) | ||
| Iraqi | 8.0 (22) | ||
| Kuwaiti | 4.0 (11) | ||
| Swedish | 4.0 (11) | ||
| Yemeni | 2.2 (6) | ||
| Omani | 2.2 (6) | ||
| Qatari | 1.1 (3) | ||
| Tunisian | 0.4 (1) | ||
1 Valid percent; 2 Independent sample t-test; 3 One way ANOVA; 4 Widow, divorced; * Significant at p-value < 0.05.