Table 2.
Factors that influence the attitude towards the Executive Regulations of Health Practice Law.
| Variables | Highly positive | Moderately positive | Negative | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | |||
| Age | |||||
| 16–18 | 16 (23.9%) | 40 (59.7%) | 11 (16.4%) | 0.091 | |
| 19–24 | 65 (35.5%) | 100 (54.6%) | 18 (9.8%) | ||
| 25–34 | 46 (30.3%) | 85 (55.9%) | 21 (13.8%) | ||
| 35–44 | 25 (23.1%) | 64 (59.3%) | 19 (17.6%) | ||
| 45+ | 12 (20%) | 43 (71.7%) | 5 (8.3%) | ||
| Gender | |||||
| Male | 35 (31.3%) | 66 (58.9%) | 11 (9.8%) | 0.501 | |
| Female | 129 (28.2%) | 266 (58.1%) | 63 (13.8%) | ||
| Marital Status | |||||
| Single | 80 (33.2%) | 136 (56.4%) | 25 (10.4%) | 0.200 | |
| Married | 81 (26%) | 184 (59.2%) | 46 (14.8%) | ||
| Divorced/Widowed | 3 (16.7%) | 12 (66.7%) | 3 (16.7%) | ||
| Education level | |||||
| High School or lower | 23 (20.9%) | 64 (58.2%) | 23 (20.9%) | 0.024* | |
| Diploma | 11 (22.4%) | 29 (59.2%) | 9 (18.4%) | ||
| Bachelor’s degree | 117 (30.9%) | 222 (58.6%) | 40 (10.6%) | ||
| Masters or Doctorate degree | 13 (40.6%) | 17 (53.1%) | 2 (6.3%) | ||
| Employment status | |||||
| Student | 79 (34.6%) | 124 (54.4%) | 25 (11%) | 0.012* | |
| Unemployed | 21 (16.5%) | 86 (67.7%) | 20 (15.7%) | ||
| Employee | 61 (31.4%) | 107 (55.2%) | 26 (13.4%) | ||
| Retired | 3 (14.3%) | 15 (71.4%) | 3 (14.3%) | ||
| Field of study or work | |||||
| Medical field | 82 (41%) | 102 (51%) | 16 (8%) | <0.001* | |
| Not medical field | 82 (22.2%) | 230 (62.2%) | 58 (15.7%) | ||
| Monthly income | |||||
| Below 5000 SR | 40 (28.8%) | 76 (54.7%) | 23 (16.5%) | 0.343 | |
| 500,010,000 SR | 36 (25.9%) | 80 (57.6%) | 23 (16.5%) | ||
| 1,000,015,000 SR | 44 (31%) | 86 (60.6%) | 12 (8.5%) | ||
| More than 15,000 SR | 44 (29.3%) | 90 (60%) | 16 (10.7%) | ||
| Knowledge about antibiotic resistance | |||||
| High | 94 (39%) | 131 (54.4%) | 16 (6.6%) | <0.001* | |
| Moderate | 64 (22.1%) | 177 (61.2%) | 48 (16.6%) | ||
| Low | 6 (15%) | 24 (60%) | 10 (25%) | ||
Factors that influence the attitude towards the Executive Regulations of Health Practice Law.