Table 4.
Mean knowledge scores according to personal factors in the two villages
| Variable | Ebiana N = 639 |
El-Rouse N = 377 |
|---|---|---|
| Mean ± SD | Mean ± SD | |
| Age group | ||
| 12–19 | 16.37 ± 7.09 | 12.99 ± 7.69 |
| 20–29 | 18.65 ± 7.23 | 15.12 ± 7.63 |
| 30–39 | 16.14 ± 7.95 | 12.31 ± 7.39 |
| 40–49 | 15.07 ± 7.74 | 11.30 ± 7.27 |
| 50+ | 12.77 ± 7.00 | 9.63 ± 7.15 |
| Statistics: F & (P value) | 9.80 (< 0.001) | 6.19 (< 0.001) |
| Gender | ||
| Male | 17.3 ± 7.75 | 16.06 ± 7.47 |
| Female | 15.15 ± 7.62 | 10.12 ± 6.79 |
| Statistics: t & (P value) | 12.59 (< 0.001) | 64.77 (< 0.001) |
| Education | ||
| Illiterate/read & write | 13.33 ± 6.89 | 10.96 ± 6.82 |
| Primary | 15.66 ± 7.70 | 18.41 ± 7.01 |
| Preparatory | 21.21 ± 6.49 | 22.10 ± 4.94 |
| Secondary | 21.74 ± 5.4 | 21.44 ± 5.06 |
| University | 25.56 ± 4.29 | 26.33 ± 3.22 |
| Statistics: F & (P value) | 57.94 (< 0.001) | 31.69 (< 0.001) |
| Occupation | ||
| House wife | 13.36 ± 7.06 | 9.5 ± 6.42 |
| Fishermen | 15.00 ± 0.0 | 15.18 ± 6.91 |
| Farmers | 15.59 ± 6.19 | 13.66 ± 6.95 |
| Not working | 15.83 ± 7.69 | 10.12 ± 7.09 |
| Drivers | 16.22 ± 7.10 | 15.92 ± 8.71 |
| Students | 18.8 ± 7.68 | 20.11 ± 6.43 |
| Professionals | 23.12 ± 6.19 | 22.60 ± 4.22 |
| Others | 15.36 ± 7.75 | 15.10 ± 7.14 |
| Statistics: F & (P value) | 13.70 (< 0.001) | 16.27 (< 0.001) |
| Total knowledge score (mean ± SD) | 16.17 ± 7.75 | 12.83 ± 7.69 |
| Statistics: studentsttest, (P-value) | 8.73 (< 0.001) | |
SD Standard deviation