Table 5.
Comparison of social and demographic characteristics, and mean KAP score.
| Variable | N | % | Knowledge score | Attitude score | Practice score | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | SD | P | Mean | SD | P | Mean | SD | P | |||
| GENDER | |||||||||||
| Female | 1,966 | 58.03 | 17.95 | 2.24 | 0.7241 | 28.35 | 2.32 | <0.001 | 4.45 | 0.78 | <0.001 |
| Male | 1,422 | 41.97 | 17.97 | 2.25 | 28.06 | 3.27 | 4.20 | 0.95 | |||
| AGE | |||||||||||
| 18–29 | 1016 | 29.99 | 17.17 | 2.44 | 28.22 | 2.30 | 4.26 | 0.90 | |||
| 30–39 | 940 | 27.74 | 18.24 | 2.05 | 28.34 | 2.68 | 4.38 | 0.85 | |||
| 40–49 | 692 | 20.43 | 18.14 | 2.13 | <0.001 | 28.21 | 3.20 | <0.001 | 4.37 | 0.89 | 0.019 |
| 50–59 | 472 | 13.93 | 18.52 | 2.08 | 28.10 | 3.05 | 4.42 | 0.79 | |||
| ≥60 | 268 | 7.91 | 18.50 | 1.87 | 28.15 | 2.89 | 4.29 | 0.83 | |||
| MARITAL STATUS | |||||||||||
| Not married | 1,239 | 36.57 | 17.47 | 2.35 | <0.001 | 28.26 | 2.39 | <0.001 | 4.33 | 0.86 | 0.580 |
| Married | 2,149 | 63.43 | 18.24 | 2.13 | 28.21 | 2.96 | 4.35 | 0.87 | |||
| EDUCATION | |||||||||||
| High school or below | 539 | 15.91 | 17.22 | 2.64 | 28.01 | 2.81 | 4.26 | 0.88 | |||
| College/University degree | 1,904 | 56.20 | 17.91 | 2.17 | <0.001 | 28.26 | 2.72 | 0.38 | 4.34 | 0.88 | 0.028 |
| Postgraduate degree | 945 | 27.89 | 18.48 | 2.02 | 28.29 | 2.82 | 4.40 | 0.82 | |||
| WORK STATUS | |||||||||||
| Government employee | 1,320 | 38.96 | 18.24 | 2.14 | 28.28 | 3.10 | 4.34 | 0.88 | |||
| Non-government employee | 546 | 16.12 | 17.91 | 2.28 | 28.29 | 2.25 | 4.37 | 0.86 | |||
| Retiree | 314 | 9.27 | 18.50 | 1.83 | <0.001 | 28.16 | 2.87 | <0.001 | 4.31 | 0.84 | 0.677 |
| Self-employed | 135 | 3.98 | 18.15 | 2.02 | 27.96 | 3.30 | 4.51 | 0.83 | |||
| Unemployed | 1,073 | 31.67 | 17.46 | 2.39 | 28.18 | 2.43 | 4.32 | 0.86 | |||
| MONTHLY INCOME | |||||||||||
| < SR 3,000 | 846 | 24.97 | 17.30 | 2.40 | 28.10 | 2.55 | 4.28 | 0.89 | |||
| SR 3,000 to <5,000 | 293 | 8.65 | 17.64 | 2.33 | 28.21 | 2.56 | 4.39 | 0.83 | |||
| SR 5,000 to <7,000 | 258 | 7.62 | 17.65 | 2.24 | <0.001 | 28.36 | 2.91 | <0.001 | 4.47 | 0.81 | 0.04 |
| SR 7,000 to <10,000 | 356 | 10.51 | 17.87 | 2.10 | 28.29 | 2.82 | 4.30 | 0.95 | |||
| SR 10,000 to <15,000 | 584 | 17.24 | 18.18 | 2.16 | 28.20 | 2.90 | 4.37 | 0.86 | |||
| SR 15,000 to <20,000 | 472 | 13.93 | 18.39 | 2.00 | 28.30 | 3.02 | 4.36 | 0.81 | |||
| SR 20,000 to <30,000 | 333 | 9.83 | 18.69 | 1.93 | 28.18 | 3.11 | 4.37 | 0.85 | |||
| ≥ SR 30,000 | 246 | 7.26 | 18.68 | 2.09 | 28.47 | 2.00 | 4.30 | 0.87 | |||
| REGION | |||||||||||
| Albaha | 15 | 0.44 | 18.07 | 1.53 | 28.60 | 1.24 | 4.20 | 0.86 | |||
| Aljouf/Quriat | 10 | 0.30 | 17.70 | 1.95 | 27.90 | 2.08 | 3.70 | 1.42 | |||
| Almadina Almonawra | 147 | 4.34 | 18.30 | 2.19 | 27.84 | 3.69 | 4.14 | 0.98 | |||
| Aseer/Bisha | 149 | 4.40 | 18.09 | 2.13 | 28.40 | 2.92 | 4.10 | 1.01 | |||
| Eastern Region | 166 | 4.90 | 18.06 | 2.11 | 28.17 | 3.64 | 4.34 | 0.81 | |||
| Haiel | 17 | 0.50 | 17.88 | 1.73 | 0.5309 | 27.71 | 2.76 | <0.001 | 4.12 | 0.99 | <0.001 |
| Jazan | 19 | 0.56 | 17.89 | 1.66 | 27.79 | 1.90 | 4.16 | 1.07 | |||
| Najran | 16 | 0.47 | 17.81 | 1.64 | 27.38 | 6.01 | 4.25 | 1.13 | |||
| Northern Borders | 4 | 0.12 | 18.50 | 1.91 | 21.50 | 10.54 | 5.00 | 0.00 | |||
| Qaseem | 38 | 1.12 | 17.87 | 2.22 | 28.47 | 2.01 | 3.55 | 1.11 | |||
| Riyadh | 535 | 15.79 | 18.12 | 2.28 | 28.13 | 2.92 | 4.28 | 0.87 | |||
| Tabouk | 15 | 0.44 | 18.53 | 1.85 | 27.93 | 2.15 | 4.20 | 0.94 | |||
| Western region | 2257 | 66.62 | 17.88 | 2.27 | 28.29 | 2.52 | 4.41 | 0.83 | |||