Table 3.
Sociodemographic Characteristics of the School Teachers by the Composite Score of Knowledge and Attitudes
| Sociodemographic Characteristics | Composite Score | p value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| < 15 (n=45) | 15–20 (n=188) | 21–30 (n=51) | ||
| Religion* | ||||
| Islam | 42 (93.3) | 184 (97.9) | 48 (94.1) | 0.927¶ |
| Christianity | 2 (4.4) | 2 (1.1) | 2 (3.9) | |
| Level of school taught* | ||||
| Primary school | 27 (60) | 90 (47.9) | 19 (37.2) | 0.072& |
| College | 11 (24.4) | 42 (22.3) | 9 (17.6) | |
| High school | 7 (15.5) | 54 (28.7) | 21 (41.2) | |
| Age (years), mean ± SD# | 34.13 ± 8.10 | 37.43 ± 8.71 | 39.80 ± 9.14 | 0.007§ |
| Years of experience as a school teacher, mean ± SD# | 9.98 ± 6.87 | 12.18 ± 7.91 | 14.02 ± 8.69 | 0.048§ |
Notes: *Missing data in four participants. #Missing data in five participants. ¶p value was calculated using Fisher’s exact test. &p value was calculated using the Chi-square test of Pearson. §p value was calculated using 1‐way ANOVA.
Abbreviation: SD, standard deviation.