Table 1.
Frequency distribution showing descriptive and inferential analysis of baseline variables and knowledge, attitude, practice and overall scores.
| Variable | Responses | Frequency - n (%) | Knowledge | Attitude | Practice | Overall | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sample size (n) | 318 | P-value | |||||
| Demographic & biographical data | |||||||
| Age (years) | 20–30 | 141 (44.3) | 0.040† | 0.659 | 0.208 | 0.886 | |
| 31–40 | 113 (35.5) | ||||||
| 41–50 | 53 (16.7) | ||||||
| 51–60 | 11 (3.5) | ||||||
| Gender | Male | 210 (66) | 0.373 | 0.632 | 0.486 | 0.739 | |
| Female | 108 (34) | ||||||
| Nationality | Saudi | 182 (57.2) | 0.033 † | 0.366 | 0.005 † | 0.686 | |
| Non-Saudi | 136 (42.8) | ||||||
| Region of Saudi Arabia | Central region (Riyadh, Qassim) | 79 (28.4) | 0.278 | 0.392 | 0.208 | 0.715 | |
| Eastern region (Dammam, Jubail, Hassa & others) | 19 (6) | ||||||
| Western region (Makkah, Jeddah, Taif & Madinah) | 54 (17) | ||||||
| Northern region (Hail, Aljouf, Tabouk & Arar) | 142 (44.7) | ||||||
| Southern region (Assir, Jazan, Najran & Baha) | 24 (7.5) | ||||||
| Education and work-related data | |||||||
| Educational level | Intern | 30 (9.4) | 0.001‡ | 0.144 | 0.001‡ | 0.238 | |
| Diploma degree/Associate college | 19 (6) | ||||||
| Bachelor’s degree | 177 (55.7) | ||||||
| Master’s degree | 66 (20.8) | ||||||
| Doctorate/PhD | 26 (8.2) | ||||||
| Work experience (years) | 1–3 | 143 (45) | 0.113 | 0.431 | 0.372 | 0.909 | |
| 4–6 | 51 (16) | ||||||
| 7–10 | 44 (13.8) | ||||||
| >10 | 80 (25.2) | ||||||
| Nature of organization | Government | 199 (62.6) | 0.357 | 0.802 | 0.384 | 0.421 | |
| Private | 119 (37.4) | ||||||
| Work setting | Non-academic | Private clinic | 60 (18.9) | 0.380 | 0.947 | 0.513 | 0.990 |
| Primary health care centre | 42 (13.2) | ||||||
| Regional/Public hospital | 27 (8.5) | ||||||
| Specialized hospital/Referral centre | 31 (9.7) | ||||||
| Private hospital or medical complex | 34 (10.7) | ||||||
| Military hospital/Medical clinic | 3 (0.9) | ||||||
| Academic | University hospital/Clinic | 121 (38.1) | |||||
| Source of knowledge | Social media | 181 (56.9) | 0.648 | 0.701 | 0.657 | 0.584 | |
| Professional colleague | 52 (16.4) | 0.018† | 0.205 | 0.816 | 0.825 | ||
| Ministry of Health website | 252 (79.2) | 0.332 | 0.207 | 0.579 | 0.055 | ||
| Journals | 77 (24.2) | <0.001‡ | 0.998 | 0.047† | 0.450 | ||
| Overall score | Inadequate | Average | Adequate | ||||
| 1 (0.3) | 16 (5) | 301 (94.7) | |||||
Note: †P < 0.05; ‡P < 0.01.