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

Table 4.

Relationship Between Attitude Toward the Premarital Screening Program and Sociodemographic Factors Among the Study Population

Attitude Level Variable	Negative and Neutral		Positive		Total	χ², P	OR, 95% CI
Attitude Level Variable	Number	%	Number	%	Total	χ², P	OR, 95% CI
Gender
Female	567	16.0	2976	84.0	3543	0.33, p > 0.05	1.04, 0.91–1.19
Male	450	16.5	2270	83.5	2720	0.33, p > 0.05	1.04, 0.91–1.19
Marital status
Married before	339	10.2	2980	89.8	3319	188.4, p < 0.001	2.63, 2.28–3.03
Not Married Before	678	23.0	2266	77.0	2944	188.4, p < 0.001	2.63, 2.28–3.03
Age (yrs)
> 18	485	11.2	3829	88.8	4314	254.4, p < 0.001	2.96, 2.58–3.40
≤ 18	532	27.3	1417	72.7	1949	254.4, p < 0.001	2.96, 2.58–3.40
Education level
University or higher	274	10.2	2404	89.8	2678	124.1, p < 0.001	2.29, 1.98–2.66
Lower than university	743	20.7	2842	79.3	3585	124.1, p < 0.001	2.29, 1.98–2.66
Monthly family income
≥3000 SR	349	10.7	2920	89.3	3269	155.5, p < 0.001	2.40, 2.09–2.77
<3000 SR	668	22.3	2326	77.7	2994	155.5, p < 0.001	2.40, 2.09–2.77
Cousin parents
Yes	465	17.1	2247	82.9	2712	2.9, p > 0.05	0.89, 0.78–1.02
No	552	15.5	2999	84.5	3551	2.9, p > 0.05	0.89, 0.78–1.02
Medical history of any disease screened in PMS
Yes	57	20.4	223	79.6	280	3.7, p > 0. 05	0.75, 0.55–1.01
No	960	16.0	5023	84.0	5983	3.7, p > 0. 05	0.75, 0.55–1.01

Abbreviation: PMS, premarital screening.