. 2021 Feb 17;14:389–399. doi: 10.2147/JMDH.S296221

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
Knowledge Level Variable	Number	%	Number	%	Total	χ², P value	OR, 95% CI
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	44.7, p < 0.001	1.42, 1.28–1.57
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	370.0, p < 0.001	2.77, 2.49–3.08
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	418.6, p < 0.001	3.11, 2.79–3.48
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	446.5, p < 0.001	3.23, 2.89–3.61
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	357.1, p < 0.001	2.72, 2.45–3.02
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	0.95, p > 0.05	0.95, 0.86–1.05
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	22.3, p < 0.001	1.92, 1.46–2.53

Abbreviations: PMS, premarital screening; χ², Chi square; OR, odds ratio; CI, confidence interval; SR, Saudi Riyal.