Table 6.
Chi-square analyses of the associations of knowledge scores and practice scores of the study participants with sociodemographic status.
| Variables | Category | Knowledge score | χ 2, P | Practice score | χ 2, P | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poor n (%) | Satisfactory n (%) | Good n (%) | Good n (%) | Poor n (%) | ||||
| Sex | Male Female |
32 (15.2) 20 (11.2) |
58 (27.5) 34 (19.0) |
121 (57.3) 125 (69.8) |
6.513, 0.039 | 96 (45.5) 102 (57.0) |
115 (54.5) 77 (43.0) |
5.111, 0.024 |
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| Age categories | Under 5 5-14 15-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 ≥55 |
6 (50.0) 7 (26.9) 7 (7.4) 11 (10.2) 9 (12.5) 6 (15.0) 6 (15.8) |
3 (25.0) 8 (30.8) 19 (20.2) 28 (25.9) 18 (25.0) 6 (15.0) 10 (26.3) |
3 (25.0) 11 (42.3) 68 (72.3) 69 (63.9) 45 (62.5) 28 (70.0) 22 (57.9) |
28.250, 0.005 | 1 (8.3) 5 (19.2) 44 (46.8) 62 (57.4) 46 (63.9) 22 (55.0) 18 (47.4) |
11 (91.7) 21 (80.8) 50 (53.2) 46 (42.6) 26 (36.1) 18 (45.0) 20 (52.6) |
26.908, 0.001 |
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| Marital status | Un married Married Divorced Widowed/widower |
26 (14.8) 19 (10.2) 3 (23.1) 4 (26.7) |
43 (24.4) 40 (21.5) 3 (23.1) 6 (40.0) |
107 (60.8) 127 (68.3) 7 (53.8) 5 (33.3) |
9.888, 0.129 | 72 (40.9) 116 (62.4) 7 (53.8) 3 (20.0) |
104 (59.1) 70 (37.6) 6 (46.2) 12 (80.0) |
22.584, 0.001 |
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| Educational status | Uneducated 1-8 9-12 College and above |
31 (28.4) 14 (33.3) 2 (4.9) 5 (2.5) |
51 (46.8) 10 (23.8) 5 (12.2) 26 (13.1) |
27 (24.8) 18 (42.9) 34 (82.9) 167 (84.3) |
131.946, 0.001 | 22 (20.2) 12 (28.6) 17 (41.5) 147 (74.2) |
87 (79.8) 30 (71.4) 24 (58.5) 51 (25.8) |
94.146, 0.001 |
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| Occupational status | Student Daily laborer Unemployed House wife Farmer Merchant Government employee |
12 (16.4) 1 (3.3) 10 (22.2) 2 (10.0) 20 (28.2) 6 (8.1) 1 (1.3) |
12 (16.4) 15 (50) 13 (28.9) 5 (25.0) 29 (40.8) 12 (16.2) 6 (7.8) |
49 (67.1) 14 (46.7) 22 (48.9) 13 (65.0) 22 (30.0) 56 (75.7) 70 (90.9) |
82.858,0.001 | 25 (34.2) 16 (53.3) 16 (35.6) 11 (55.0) 18 (25.4) 49 (66.2) 63 (81.8) |
48 (65.8) 14 (46.7) 29 (64.4) 9 (45.0) 53 (74.6) 25 (33.8) 14 (18.2) |
67.478, 0.001 |
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| Residence | Rural Urban |
36 (24.3) 16 (6.6) |
48 (32.4) 44 (18.2) |
64 (43.2) 182 (75.2) |
44.390, 0.001 | 50 (33.8) 148 (61.2) |
98 (66.2) 94 (38.8) |
27.531, 0.001 |
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| Family monthly income in Ethiopian birr (ETB) | Less than 500 500-1000 1000-1500 1500-2000 2000 and above |
23 (31.1) 9 (14.3) 8 (18.6) 6 (19.4) 6 (3.4) |
23 (31.1) 28 (44.4) 15 (34.9) 4 (12.9) 22 (12.3) |
28 (37.8) 26 (41.3) 20 (46.5) 21 (67.7) 151 (84.3) |
86.580, 0.001 | 17 (23.0) 18 (28.6) 17 (39.5) 20 (64.5) 126 (70.4) |
57 (77.0) 45 (71.4) 26 (60.5) 11 (35.5) 53 (29.6) |
67.384, 0.001 |