Table 2.
The Pearson correlation between knowledge, attitude and protective behaviors with demographic variables
| Demographic characteristics | Knowledge | Attitude | Protective behaviors | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean (SD) | P Value | Mean (SD) | P Value | Mean (SD) | P Value | ||
| Sex | Female | 53.72 (15.29) | < 0.001 | 60.71 (15.28) | 0.608 | 49.50 (11.25) | < 0.001 |
| Male | 47.12 (12.9) | 60.02 (14.75) | 39.37 (9.30) | ||||
| Kind of school | Government | 51.44 (14.4) | 0.135 | 60.80 (15.5) | 0.340 | 45.27 (11.79) | 0.407 |
| Private | 49.28 (15.1) | 59.47 (13.91) | 44.36 (11.07) | ||||
| Educational level | First year of high school | 47.94 (14.31) | 0.002 | 58.93 (15.53) | 0.512 | 45.52 (11.68) | 0.445 |
| Second year of high school | 54.65 (16.53) | 60.99 (15.34) | 45.35 (12.35) | ||||
| Third year in high school | 50.04 (11.77) | 60.21 (13.88) | 45.53 (11.35) | ||||
| Fourth grade of high school | 50.34 (14.46) | 61.63 (15.24) | 43.43 (10.70) | ||||
| Father Educational level | Illiterate | 47.81 (12.44) | 0.586 | 61.56 (14.80) | 0.984 | 46.87 (9.38) | 0.706 |
| Elementary | 50.58 (15.50) | 61.05 (15.58) | 46.02 (11.46) | ||||
| Middle school | 49.86 (14.20) | 60.03 (13.90) | 44.18 (11.91) | ||||
| High school and diploma | 52.02 (14.86) | 60.18 (14.71) | 45.28 (11.78) | ||||
| Academic | 50.14 (14.34) | 60.58 (17.08) | 44.22 (11.17) | ||||
| Mother Educational level | Illiterate | 50.17 (10.16) | 0.641 | 67.50 (13.69) | 0.093 | 48.21 (7.55) | 0.696 |
| Elementary | 49.55 (15.33) | 58.73 (14.72) | 44.54 (11.17) | ||||
| Middle school | 51.51 (14.38) | 59.63 (15.56) | 44.89 (11.40) | ||||
| High school and diploma | 50.64 (14.38) | 60.72 (14.10) | 45.57 (11.62) | ||||
| Academic | 52.78 (15.09) | 63.52 (16.76) | 44.07 (13.49) | ||||
| Complexion | Pale white | 49.47 (16.57) | 0.671 | 69.73 (17.19) | 0.021 | 47.96 (11.91) | 0.427 |
| White | 51.28 (14.62) | 60.19 (14.84) | 45.13 (11.61) | ||||
| Olive to brown | 50.21 (14.51) | 59.82 (14.89) | 44.53 (11.50) | ||||