Table 2.
Relationship Between Knowledge Levels About the Premarital Screening Program and Sociodemographic Factors in the Study Population
Knowledge Level Variable | Poor | Fair and Satisfactory | Total | χ2, P value | OR, 95% CI | ||
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Number | % | Number | % | ||||
Gender | |||||||
Female | 1233 | 34.8 | 2310 | 65.2 | 3543 | 44.7, p < 0.001 | 1.42, 1.28–1.57 |
Male | 1172 | 43.1 | 1548 | 56.9 | 2720 | ||
Marital status | |||||||
Married before | 905 | 27.3 | 2414 | 72.7 | 3319 | 370.0, p < 0.001 | 2.77, 2.49–3.08 |
Not Married Before | 1500 | 51.0 | 1444 | 49.0 | 2944 | ||
Age (yrs) | |||||||
>18 | 1292 | 29.9 | 3022 | 70.1 | 4314 | 418.6, p < 0.001 | 3.11, 2.79–3.48 |
≤18 | 1113 | 57.1 | 836 | 42.9 | 1949 | ||
Education level | |||||||
University or higher | 626 | 23.4 | 2052 | 76.6 | 2678 | 446.5, p < 0.001 | 3.23, 2.89–3.61 |
Lower than University | 1779 | 49.6 | 1806 | 50.4 | 3585 | ||
Monthly family income | |||||||
≥3000 SR | 892 | 27.3 | 2377 | 72.7 | 3269 | 357.1, p < 0.001 | 2.72, 2.45–3.02 |
<3000 SR | 1513 | 50.5 | 1481 | 49.5 | 2994 | ||
Cousin parents | |||||||
Yes | 1060 | 39.1 | 1652 | 60.9 | 2712 | 0.95, p > 0.05 | 0.95, 0.86–1.05 |
No | 1345 | 37.9 | 2206 | 62.1 | 3551 | ||
Medical history of any disease screened for in PMS | |||||||
Yes | 70 | 25.0 | 210 | 75.0 | 280 | 22.3, p < 0.001 | 1.92, 1.46–2.53 |
No | 2335 | 39.0 | 3648 | 61.0 | 5983 |
Abbreviations: PMS, premarital screening; χ2, Chi square; OR, odds ratio; CI, confidence interval; SR, Saudi Riyal.