Table 4.
The relation between sociodemographic data and anxiety level with knowledge and behaviour scores
| Variables | Knowledge score | p* value | Behaviour score | p* value | p** value | |
| Gender | ||||||
| Female ( n= 581) | 4.92±1.71 | t=4.69 | 46.39±5.94 | t=3.02 | ||
| Male (n=316) | 5.45±1.43 | p=<0.001 | 47.57±5.01 | p= 0.003 | ||
| Education level | 1-2:0.021 | |||||
| Primary school (n=94) | 3.97±1.351 | F=24.45 | 1-2:0.019 | 39.78±4.981 | F=133.56 | 1-3<0.001 |
| Middle school (n=90) | 4.64±1.362 | p=<0.001 | 1-3<0.001 | 41.80±4.672 | p<0.001 | 1-4<0.001 |
| High school (n=134) | 5.09±1.523 | 1-4<0.001 | 49.59±4.833 | 2-4<0.001 | ||
| University (n=579) | 5.37±1.644 | 2-4<0.001 | 48.09±4.634 | 2-3<0.001 | ||
| Do you have a chronic illness? | ||||||
| Yes (n=118) | 5.26±1.82 | t=1.93 | 47.75±4.54 | t=1.93 | ||
| No (n=779) | 5.09±1.60 | p= 0.274 | 46.66±5.79 | p= 0.054 | ||
| Anxiety status | ||||||
| Normal (426) | 5.12±1.891 | 48.47±4.43 | 1-3<0.001 | |||
| Anxiety level mild (192) | 5.35±1.592 | F=4.32 | 47.47±4.94 | F=51.03 | 1-4<0.001 | |
| Moderate anxiety (182) | 4.76±1.283 | p=0.005 | 2-3:0.003 | 44.73±7.11 | p<0.001 | 2-3<0.001 |
| Severe anxiety (97) | 5.20±0.754 | 42.09±4.91 | 2-4<0.001 | |||
| 3-4<0.001 | ||||||
| t: Student t test . F: Anova test. * multiple comparison p value. ** binary comparison p value | ||||||