Table 4.
Sociodemographic Characteristics of the School Teachers by the Composite Score of Attitudes
| Sociodemographic Characteristics | Composite Score | p value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| < 6 (n=61) | 6–8 (n=176) | 9–12 (n=47) | ||
| Religion* | ||||
| Islam | 59 (96.7) | 169 (96) | 46 (94.1) | 0.638¶ |
| Christianity | 1 (1.6) | 5 (2.8) | 0 | |
| Level of school taught* | ||||
| Primary school | 33 (54.1) | 88 (50) | 15 (31.9) | 0.124& |
| College | 13 (21.3) | 39 (22.1) | 10 (21.3) | |
| High school | 14 (22.9) | 48 (27.3) | 20 (42.5) | |
| Age (years), mean ± SD# | 36.17 ± 7.76 | 37.58 ± 9.28 | 37.82 ± 8.37 | 0.518§ |
| Years of experience as a school teacher, mean ± SD# | 12.42 ± 7.55 | 12.11 ± 8.06 | 11.93 ± 8.22 | 0.949§ |
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.